Performance- Based Assessments
What are performance- based assessments?
Allows students to demonstrate their understanding or mastery of a skill.
What can performance assessments provide for special needs students?
Adjustments made to assignments or tests.
What is a portfolio assessment?
Collection of students work to determine students progress.
Why are performance- base assessments important?
Focuses on students ability to apply what they have learned instead of testing their knowledge.
How can teachers adjust assignments or tests for students with special needs?
Audio tapes, oral assignments and extra examples of problems.
What can a portfolio assessment address?
How do performance assessments help the teacher?
Shows how students are using what is being taught.
What does a portfolio assessment support?
Reflection and goal setting.
What can students learn from portfolio assessments?
How to select and evaluate portfolio pieces.
If special needs students are lacking in pre-skills, what items can teachers offer to help the student acquire these skills?
Letting students use a calculator and having the students participate in a group and having them focus on easier steps.
What is one advantage of portfolio assessments?
Show students performance (different ways), communicate strengths and weaknesses (more accurately), supports reflection and goal setting, develop specific skills for lifelong and problem-based learning , organize learning materials.
What is a an ePortfolio?
Digitized collection of artifacts used to provide information about student performance over time.