Show what you know. The logic is simple and convincing. Now the Common Core State Standards promises broader acceptance of such assessments.
Performance assessment implies that students demonstrate learning on a task that is as close as possible to a real-world standard. The idea gained currency in the 1990s based on a wide range of examples, including judging arts and athletics, driver’s tests, professional practica, and academic competitions (science fairs and National History Day). English teachers were among the first K-12 educators to employ detailed rubrics and checklists to communicate expectations and make scoring more fair.
Building on my Minnesota experience, our Teaching American History program integrated performance assessment into evaluation of the program's impact on student performance. A teacher-team developed and field-tested three assessments. The first, for 5th grade (using the American Revolution), is available online as part of our TPS at the Collaborative Featured Source page. Assessments for 8th-9th grade (using the Lincoln-Douglass Debates) and 10th-11th grade (using the Civil Rights Movement) will follow.
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Published on Thu, 06/07/2012
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Show what you know. The logic is simple and convincing. Now the Common Core State Standards promises broader acceptance of such assessments.
Performance assessment implies that students demonstrate learning on a task that is as close as possible to a real-world standard. The idea gained currency in the 1990s based on a wide range of examples, including judging arts and athletics, driver’s tests, professional practica, and academic competitions (science fairs and National History Day). English teachers were among the first K-12 educators to employ detailed rubrics and checklists to communicate expectations and make scoring more fair.
Building on my Minnesota experience, our Teaching American History program integrated performance assessment into evaluation of the program's impact on student performance. A teacher-team developed and field-tested three assessments. The first, for 5th grade (using the American Revolution), is available online as part of our TPS at the Collaborative Featured Source page. Assessments for 8th-9th grade (using the Lincoln-Douglass Debates) and 10th-11th grade (using the Civil Rights Movement) will follow.
PLEASE COMMENT ABOVE! Feedback will improve the tool. And readers will learn from exchange of experience and insights.
Show what you know. The logic is simple and convincing. Now the Common Core State Standards promises broader acceptance of such assessments.
Performance assessment implies that students demonstrate learning on a task that is as close as possible to a real-world standard. The idea gained currency in the 1990s based on a wide range of examples, including judging arts and athletics, driver’s tests, professional practica, and academic competitions (science fairs and National History Day). English teachers were among the first K-12 educators to employ detailed rubrics and checklists to communicate expectations and make scoring more fair.
Building on my Minnesota experience, our Teaching American History program integrated performance assessment into evaluation of the program's impact on student performance. A teacher-team developed and field-tested three assessments. The first, for 5th grade (using the American Revolution), is available online as part of our TPS at the Collaborative Featured Source page. Assessments for 8th-9th grade (using the Lincoln-Douglass Debates) and 10th-11th grade (using the Civil Rights Movement) will follow.
PLEASE COMMENT ABOVE! Feedback will improve the tool. And readers will learn from exchange of experience and insights.
