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Developing performance tasks in the EFL/ESL classroom

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Developing performance tasks in the EFL/ESL classroom
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What is performance-based assessment?

Performance-based assessment is an approach to the monitoring of students' progress in relationship to identified learner outcomes. This method of assessment requires the student to create answers or products which demonstrate his/her knowledge or skills. This differs from traditional testing methods which require a student to select a single correct answer or to fill in the blank.

What are the characteristics of an effective performance assessment task?

The Office of Technology Assessment of the U.S. Congress defines performance assessment as “any form of testing that requires a student to create an answer or a product that demonstrates his or her knowledge or skills.” According to Stephen K. Hess, Director or Criterion Referenced Evaluation and Testing for Frederick County Public Schools, the goal of effective performance assessment is “to develop important tasks that are worthwhile and engaging for student, requiring the application of skills and knowledge learned prior to the assessment.”

Experts in the field emphasize that any effective performance assessment task should have the following design features:

Students should be active participants, not passive “selectors of the single right answer."

Intended outcomes should be clearly identified and should guide the design of a performance task.

Students should be expected to demonstrate mastery of those intended outcomes when responding to all facets of the task.

Students must demonstrate their ability to apply their knowledge and skills to reality-based situations and scenarios.

A clear, logical set of performance-based activities that students are expected to follow should be evident.

A clearly presented set of criteria should be available to help judge the degree of proficiency in a student response.
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Developing performance tasks in the EFL/ESL classroom : By benjamin Stewart Universidad autonoma de aguascalientes http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/bnleez Developing performance tasks in the EFL/ESL classroom

Types of assessment : Formative assessment Summativeassessment Assessing for learning Informing and transforming Forward looking Multiple responsibility Facilitator Assessing of learning “Autopsy” Backward looking Teacher-centered Judge Types of assessment

Types of assessment : Types of assessment Informal discussions Academic prompts Tests/quizzes Performance tasks (Wiggins and McTighe, 2005)

Performance task : Performance task G.R.A.S.P.S. Framework Goal or objective Role Audience Situation or context Performance, product, and purpose Standards/criteria (Wiggins and McTighe, 2005)

Performance task and understandings : Performance task and understandings Performance tasks that lead to understandings: Can explain (e.g., demonstrate, model, predict, etc.) Can interpret (e.g., critique, evaluate, tell a story) Can apply (e.g., adapt, create, design, perform) Has perspective (e.g., analyze, compare, contrast) Has empathy (e.g., consider, role-play, imagine) Has self-knowledge (e.g., reflect, self-assess, recognize) (Wiggins and McTighe, 2005)

Performance task : Performance task G.R.A.S.P.S. Framework Goal or objective Role Audience Situation or context Performance, product, and purpose Standards/criteria (Wiggins and McTighe, 2005)

Performance task: An example : Performance task: An example Example: Travel G.R.A.S.P.S. Framework (Authentic) Goal: Role: Audience: Situation or context: Performance, product, purpose: Standards/criteria:

Performance task: An example : Performance task: An example Attitude; Communication; Travel; Relationships; Happiness; Space; etc. G.R.A.S.P.S. Framework Goal: Role: Audience: Situation or context: Performance, product, purpose: Standards/criteria:

References : References Moss, C. & Brookhart, S. (2009). Advancing Formative assessment in every classroom: A guide for instructional leaders. Alexandria, VA: ASCD. Wiggins, G. & McTighe, J. (2005). Understanding by design. Alexandria, VA: ASCD. Links: Collaborative Understandings Wiki Teacher interviews