18 Questions
What type of skills does a performance task allow students to demonstrate?
21st-century skills of critical analysis and synthesis
What is the essence of scoring in performance tasks?
Focusing on the core aspect of the task
What does the GRASPS model stand for?
Goal, Role, Audience, Situation, Product, Standard
What is the primary purpose of the ROLE component in a performance task?
To represent the real-life professional or worker
What does the AUDIENCE component of a performance task refer to?
The group benefiting from the output
Why are feasible performance tasks important in the classroom environment?
To ensure practicality and achievability of the task
What does the GRASPS model stand for in the context of designing performance tasks?
Goal, Role, Audience, Situations, Products, Standards
What is the main purpose of a performance task?
To test students' knowledge and understanding through demonstration
Why is student-initiated planning an important criterion in designing performance tasks?
To help students manage information and ideas
What is a key aspect of producing extended responses in performance tasks?
Producing detailed oral presentations or exhibitions
In what way does a well-designed performance assessment help students?
To grasp the connection between classroom knowledge and skills
Which of the following is NOT a criterion for designing performance tasks?
Focusing on short, superficial responses
Why is a performance task considered useful?
It provides a platform to showcase skills and talents.
What is the main focus for evaluating each section's presentation in the live talk show?
Fluency and phonological skills
For what purpose is the live talk show being organized in City Central School?
To celebrate the school's foundation day
What role are English Teachers of Grade 4 students expected to play in the organization of the live talk show?
To organize the event
Which element is NOT used as a criterion to assess the presentations in the live talk show?
Creativity
What do the students and visitors serve as in the context of the live talk show during the foundation day?
Audience
Study Notes
Characteristics of Performance Tasks
- Engage students in meaningful learning and require demonstration of important knowledge and skills
- Address 21st-century skills, including critically analyzing and synthesizing information
- Include multiple approaches and allow for demonstration of complex processes
- Focus on the essence of the task and require scoring that measures student understanding and proficiency
- Are feasible for the school/classroom environment
Importance of Performance Tasks
- Engage students in meaningful learning
- Gather evidence about what students can do with their knowledge
- Enable teachers to gauge student understanding and proficiency with complex processes
GRASPS Model
- A guide to developing authentic performance tasks
- Components: Goal, Role, Audience, Situation, Products, Standards (GRASPS)
Components of GRASPS
- GOAL: The purpose of the product or objective of the solution to the problem in the scenario or case
- ROLE: The real-life professional or worker who develops or provides the answer
- AUDIENCE: The group that will be viewing, using or benefitting from the output
- SITUATION: The setting or the scenario and the problem, issue, or challenge people face
- PRODUCT/PERFORMANCE: The output done by the professional/worker that answers the problem or goal
- STANDARDS: The criteria (also stated in a rubric) that will be used to assess the product
Criteria for Designing Performance Tasks
- Integrate knowledge and skills across multiple content standards or within a content area
- Measure capacities such as depth of understanding, research skills, complex analysis, and identification/providing of relevant evidence
- Require student-initiated planning, management of information and ideas, and interaction with other materials
- Require production of extended responses, such as oral presentations, exhibitions, and other scorable products
Example of GRASPS
- GOAL: To showcase Grade 4 students’ skills and talents in the English Expressive Language
- ROLE: English Teachers of Grade 4 students
- AUDIENCE: Students and Visitors
- SITUATION: The City Central School’s 113th Foundation Day is fast approaching and one of its activities is to conduct a live talk show
- PRODUCT/PERFORMANCE: 30-minute live talk show
- STANDARDS: Each section’s presentation will be evaluated based on the phonological skills and fluency the presenters are able to showcase
Test your knowledge on designing performance tasks using the GRASPS model, which includes Goal, Role, Audience, Situations, Products, and Standards. Learn about creating authentic performance tasks that require students to demonstrate their understanding and proficiency through tangible products or performances.
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