Diana EdwardsPerformance Assessments

WKU CFS 294 Fall 2009

An alternate to high stakes testing!

• Performance based assessments:

• A teacher-learner process that allows the student to use her own skills to learn new skills.

• Example: KCCT removed the Arts & Humanities portion from standardized test -replace with a performance assessment. A child will learn and play a piece of music based on already constructed knowledge/ability.

For the young child

• A young child may create a masterpiece from constructed knowledge of colors, shapes, texture.

Performance Assessment

or

Authentic Assessment

or

Authentic Performance Assessment

Performance/Authentic Assessment

• Must have real world connection

• Be an application of learning

• Integrative

• May be individual but often group based and each member is essential as individual and group performance is evaluated.

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The Teacher Role

• Performance Assessment demands a little for time and attention from the teacher!

• The outcome is worth it!

Continual interaction with student work

Engage in Dialogue

Question

Observe

Guide to encourage students

Group based performanceIndividual/Group Evaluated

Home Visits are invaluable

Teachers need to consider and use

The children in her class

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Their Family

Culture

Their Language

Life Experiences

Thanks

• Washington County Elementary School

• Preschool

• High School

• www.washington.kyschools.us

Produced byDiana Edwards

• Western Kentucky University

• Dr. Connie Jo Smith CFS 294

• Fall 2009