What is Performance-Based Assessment

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Performance-based assessments are seen as a tool to provide feedback in terms of records of performance produced in actual classroom teaching events, such as lesson plans, video clips of teaching, and samples of student work. Learn more in: Introducing Performance-Based Assessment in Pre-Service Teacher Education in India: Why and How?

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Assessment (1) that requires a learner to integrate knowledge, and demonstrate understanding and/or skills through self-created products or action, and (2) in which the learner is clearly informed at the onset of the expectations for process and product quality (in the format of a task description and scoring rubric). Learn more in: Electronic Portfolios

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The direct measurement of constructs using artifacts and activities that resemble that which are being assessed. Learn more in: Data-Triangulation Through Multiple Methods: The Case for Stealth Assessment

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A way to demonstrate knowledge, skills and understanding of a topic/subject in real-life situations. Learn more in: Performance-Based Assessment in CLIL: Competences at the Core of Learning

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An assessment that allows students to demonstrate their acquired skills and knowledge in real-world applications. Learn more in: Rubrics as Tools for Effective Assessment of Student Learning and Program Quality

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An assessment that measures a teacher’s instruction, such as a teaching portfolio, practicum tasks, EdTPA, PPAT, etc. Learn more in: Developing Critical Thinking and Reflection in Teachers Within Teacher Preparation

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Assessments rooted in the accomplishment of complex, authentic tasks within authentic settings. Learn more in: The Reconfiguration of Human Capital in Organizations: The Relevant Competences in the Digital Natives in the Postgraduate Level

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An assessment in which the learner completes an assessment that involves work that is authentic to the field. Learn more in: Examining edTPA's Educative Nature and Its Alignment to Standards of Effective Teaching

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A more valid construct of EAPL, performance assessment tasks are authentic tasks that use real-world contexts. They require learners to work independently and use 21 st century skills such as higher-level thinking and problem solving. These tasks also help teachers in providing constructive feedback to students about their strength and weaknesses. Examples of performance based EAPL tasks include searching and selecting relevant sources, taking notes, writing essays, and making presentations. Learn more in: Assessment of EAP Literacies in Diverse and Multilingual Classrooms

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A performance-based assessment is employed by teachers using specific items to measure learners’ achievements in areas other than reading (e.g., regular course assignments and exams); including questions or items related to reading problems in the assessment identifies a student’s potential reading problems. Learn more in: Reading Assessment Strategies for Online Learners