Performance Assessment may be used effectively in formative assessment because the method includes presentation of cognitively challenging tasks that facilitate the formative assessment process.
Used outside a high stakes context as in the CAC, teachers can use formative assessment to close the achievement gap.
Darling_Hammond's theory of action is not clear. The cognitively challengung tasks of extended PAs by themselves may help improve student achievement; however, it is the formative feedback that is critical
Authenticity is an important characteristic of all assessments, especially PAs
To make your PAs valuable add self and peer assessment.
Are you ready to try your hand at writing a performance assessment task. Use the helpful templates on the item writing page.
The Tobago Formative Assessment Model encourages use of extended performance-based assessment tasks.
The diagram illustrates the theory of action (How the innovation might work)
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