MSU Extension 4-H Science Blast in the Class

Performance

How are my students going to apply what this have learned in here…out there?

Select an Authentic Task

Ask yourself- “What indicates that I have met these standards/learning objectives?” This will help you develop a set of relevant tasks.

Traditional.................................Authentic

Selecting a response.................Performing a task

Contrived ..................................Real Life

Recall/Recognition ...........Construction/Application

Teacher-structured .................Learner-structured

Indirect evidence......................Direct evidence

Types of Assessment Methods 

• Portfolio– Digital/electronic/ web-basedSpecial projects/ capstones 
• Journals/learning-logs/digital learning records 
• Conferences/interviews 
• Oral examinations 
• Self-/peer-assessment 
• Collaborative projects 
• Performances 
• Experiments/research studies/ visuals 
• Case study 
• Service learning 
• Internships– logs/journals/ reflections

Criteria 

• What does good performance on this task look like? 
• So, what does a good criterion look like? It should be clearly stated; brief; observable, statement of behavior, written in language students understands. 
• Guidelines:
  • Limit the number of criteria; keep it to the essential elements of the tasks.
  • You do not have to assess everything on every task.
  • Smaller, less significant tasks usually require fewer criteria.