ASSESSMENT LITERACY PROJECT Kansas State Department of Education ASSESSMENT LITERACY PROJECT1 Performance-Based Assessment Assessment Literacy

ASSESSMENT L ITERACY PROJECT

Kansas State Department of Education

ASSESSMENT L ITERACY PROJECT 1

Performance-Based Assessment

Assessment Literacy




Performance Assessment Advantages




Demonstration—Show not Tell




Authentic or Real World Context




Construct Validity—

More Direct, Less Interference




Greater Student Engagement –

More Active, Less Passive




Process and/or Product




Richer Data




Performance Assessment Disadvantages

Usually…




More time-consuming




More difficult to design effectively




More labor intensive




More expensive




More difficult to score in a reliable and unbiased manner




Performance Assessment Focus




Academic content

knowledge and/or procedural skill




Interpersonal skills –

e.g., communication, cooperation




Intrapersonal (metacognitive) –

e.g., organization, time management, persistence, self-appraisal




Rubistar: the rubric maker




Let’s review… Performance Assessments




1. Identify the content standard or learning outcome to be assessed.

Consider any common core standard in your curricular area that needs to be assessed.




2. Define the purpose




3. Choose the activity/pose the challenge

4. Develop scoring criteria




4. Develop Scoring Criteria




5. Develop exemplary response




6. Administer, score, validate, interpret, report and use results




Conclusion

There was a little girlWho had a little curlRight in the middle of her forehead. And when she was goodShe was very, very goodBut when she was badShe was horrid!

– Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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ASSESSMENT LITERACY PROJECT Kansas State Department of Education ASSESSMENT LITERACY PROJECT1 Performance-Based Assessment Assessment Literacy