Performance Based Assessment Traditional assessments of student performance have relied heavily on standardized testing methods.

Performance-based testing is an alternative that is designed to encompass a better overall representation of student progress including the effectiveness of teacher lesson plans, worksheets and study skills. The idea with performance-based testing is to gather a demonstration of the scope of knowledge a student has on a subject rather than simply testing the accuracy of their response on a selection of questions. The outcome of performance-based testing has largely been reviewed as a technique that has the potential to encompass a wider base of learning levels. A success criterion is established for students being graded with a performance-based method rather than attempting to align with a normal distribution curve. How Performance-Based Testing Works With typical standardized testing, a student is provided multiple choice options or some other form of question and answer format where they choose the best response from a list. Performancebased testing methods utilize a variety of techniques depending on the subject being examined. For example, oral discussions of the subject matter may be a testing method utilized. This is very similar to how an academic doctoral candidate would perform a thesis defense. The idea is to challenge not only the student's depth of knowledge on a subject, but how they correlate multiple concepts taught within the curriculum. Examining aspects of more expressive subjects such as art, writing and composition may benefit from a performance-based assessment involving a portfolio assessment. A portfolio provides a view of a student's progress for an entire course length rather than attempting to summarize all curriculum components into one final examination, worksheet or project. The progress and study skills of a student is generally very apparent but more so, the portfolio can represent many types of techniques and topics learned. For academic subjects that are more fact based such as science or mathematics, an oral defense technique is commonly used. The format for the defense can vary, with the required topics formalized with pre-defined criteria based on lesson plan topics or the defense being more of an informal discussion. Another option is known as the problem solving method. This technique can be applicable to both artistic and principle based subjects and utilized a problem example that must be solved utilizing techniques discussed throughout the curriculum.

The Benefits and Drawbacks of Performance-Based Testing One of the primary difficulties with multiple choice selections is the inability to test the volume of information a student has absorbed and the correlations the student is able to make between concepts taught throughout the class. With performance-based testing, a student is enabled and more responsible for the demonstration of their learning. In contrast to a multiple choice test that a student might do poorly on and consequently blame the format of the questions or answers, performance-based testing forces the students to put their knowledge into context that can be understood and explained. Performance-based testing can be difficult to implement in a large class setting compared to utilizing a standard multiple question type of format for assessment. Large student populations and limited teacher resources would make the timing and cost of performance-based testing more difficult, but conversely, the overall benefit to students can outweigh those concerns in many cases. While in the Product-Oriented Assessment, you are focusing on the product your learner was able to come up with. In this case, Writing a Poem , so your criterion would be organization of the poem , poem contain 3 stanza , correct grammar , appropriate use of words and rhymes , contains 150 words. As you might have observed, we are focusing on the poem itself and not on the learner. This is what product oriented assessment is all about. Now, the way to assess this is through a RUBRIC. And lastly, a single learning task can be assessed with both product oriented and Process oriented . I suggest you use the learning task you are using for your Process Oriented Assessment for you Product Oriented Assessment, in this case, you will be able to construct your own assessment easily and better appreciate Both type of Assessments. Same learning tasks can also be used for your Affective Assessment. -product oriented assessment is a kind of assessment where in the assessor views and scores the final product made and not on the actual performance of making that product. It is concern on the product alone and not on the process. It is more concern to the outcome or the performance of the learner.It also focuses on achievement of thelearner.

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Gave me your voice Gave me your everything, Each breath of your life You believe when I can never have You teach my faith to survive And I never can do enough Never thank you enough, for all that you are (Repeat Chorus) I know the treasure, I'm filled with grace Whenever I see your face (...music....). And I see your smile in the eyes of my child Not anymore I never had a chance to do things my way So now it's time for me to take control And I am not afraid to try it on my own I don't care if I'm right or wrong I'll live my life the way I feel No matter what I'm gonna keep it real you know Time for me to do it Oh I start again go back to one I'm running things my way Can't stop me now, I've just begun Don't even think about it There ain't no way about it I'm taking names, the ones of mine Yes I'm gonna take my turn It's time for me to finally stand alone, stand alone I am not afraid to try it on my own And I don't care if I'm right or wrong I'll live my life the way I feel No matter what I'm gonna keep it real you know It's time for me to do it See I'm not afraid