An 80-page guide with clear, step-by-step instructions for developing concrete performance assessments and their corresponding rubrics.
Includes
- A clear explanation of our simple six-step process
- Blank, master copies of assessment and rubric forms
- 38 overhead masters to use for training others
- A list of possible end products for students to produce
- A list of possible higher-order thinking skills which students would apply to complete the assessment
- An explanation of how to develop both simple and advanced assessments
- Ideas on the many ways to vary assessments
- An explanation of how to plan performance assessments for the whole year
- An explanation of why performance assessments are desirable
- An explanation of how performance assessments relate to other aspects of education
- Many hints, tips, and suggestions learned in the hundreds of assessment development workshops Ten Sigma trainers have conducted
The Guidebook Describes a Simple Six-Step Process:
1. Select a curricular standard which the assessment will measure
2. Write a clear and precise one-sentence summary of the assessment with a specific end product and higher-order thinking skill
3. Develop a detailed description of how students will complete the assessment
4. Identify the grading criteria
5. Turn the grading criteria into a rubric
6. Assign a difficulty level on a 1-5 scale
How This Guidebook is Different
Too many performance assessment programs make the process unnecessarily difficult and complex. We have broken down this process into its basic components, guiding you through the steps to producing sound assessments which work well in teachers' classrooms.
Two Ways to Use The Guidebook
First, individual teachers can follow the steps to write their own performance assessments and accompanying rubrics.
Second, an individual within your system can study the manual and become a trainer who uses the overheads to guide a group through the steps of the process.
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