Introduction - Group 6 - Marissa BellinoCritical Urban Environmental Educator and researcher

Introduction - Group 6

10/5/2017

How do you define a performance based assessment? What experiences do you all have with developing and using performance based assessments? What are their benefits? Drawbacks?

7 Comments

Andy

10/9/2017 05:14:11 am

I have no idea what a performance based assessment is. I may have many experiences with performance based assessments, but since I don't know what one is, I can't answer this question. No idea. No idea.

Kathy DeBow

10/9/2017 05:17:24 am

A perfomance based assessment is a way of assessing the student's knowledge of a topic while applying the concepts and perfoming a task. The benefits are that some students may be better at perfoming a task.

10/9/2017 05:18:59 am

A performance based assessment consists of "grading" a student based on observing them as they complete a hands-on activity, either individually or within a group. I've performance based assessed as students complete chemistry labs. Some students simply perform poorly on written tests and performance based may be a better indication of their skills. Performance based can be challenging to guage.

Matt

10/9/2017 05:20:58 am

A performance based assessment is a means of seeing what the students understand of some material through having them put it into practice and apply it to some real world or lab scenario. Projects, unscripted lab exercises, and the like, I feel all qualify as performance based assessments; and I try to do them often throughout the year.

10/9/2017 05:23:40 am

A performance based assessment is a method by which a student can apply the knowledge learned to hands-on activities, conceptual challenges, inquiries, etc. I've developed many assessments, but I more often adapt developed assessments to fit the students, equipment, lab setting, etc. Benefits, having students critical think in a friendly social environment creates a bond with the material and learning. Drawbacks, time.

Jeanine

10/9/2017 05:23:54 am

PBA a test that measures/observes the skills that students are learning in your class (and others)

10/9/2017 07:57:40 am

I m not exactly sure of performance based assessment and their benefits. I know that hands on assignments helps slow learners see the objectives.

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