Types of Authentic Assessment: Performance-Based Assessment

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What is the primary purpose of performance-based assessment?

To measure students' understanding and application of learned skills and knowledge (correct)

To test students' ability to write essays

To assess students' ability to memorize facts

To evaluate students' ability to solve mathematical problems

In performance-based assessments, what type of skills are students required to use?

Lower-order thinking skills

Higher-order thinking skills (correct)

Memory recall skills

Listening comprehension skills

What is a common characteristic of performance-based assessments?

Multiple-choice questions only

Simple factual recall tasks

Complex and open-ended tasks (correct)

Brief and superficial tasks

Which of the following best describes the tasks in performance-based assessments?

Challenges students to create products or complete processes Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes the most genuine assessments from other assessments?

They mirror professional responsibilities Signup and view all the answers

How do performance-based assessments differ from traditional assessments like multiple-choice tests?

Performance-based assessments measure application of knowledge Signup and view all the answers

What is the first step teachers should take to create performance-based assessments for their students?

Identify goals of the performance-based assessment Signup and view all the answers

Why did the teacher want students to exhibit less codependence and more individuality in the assessment?

To encourage critical thinking and problem-solving skills Signup and view all the answers

What was missing from the current student worksheets that led to the decision to create a performance-based assessment?

Real-world application Signup and view all the answers

In designing the scenario for the performance-based assessment, what were the five key components included?

Setting, Role, Audience, Time frame, Product Signup and view all the answers

What type of statistics were used to create documents for the performance-based assessment?

Government agency statistics Signup and view all the answers

Why was it important for the teacher to review assessments and identify learning gaps?

To enhance student learning by addressing missing elements Signup and view all the answers

Types of Authentic Assessment: Performance-Based Assessment

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What is the primary purpose of performance-based assessment?

In performance-based assessments, what type of skills are students required to use?

What is a common characteristic of performance-based assessments?

Which of the following best describes the tasks in performance-based assessments?

What distinguishes the most genuine assessments from other assessments?

How do performance-based assessments differ from traditional assessments like multiple-choice tests?

What is the first step teachers should take to create performance-based assessments for their students?

Why did the teacher want students to exhibit less codependence and more individuality in the assessment?

What was missing from the current student worksheets that led to the decision to create a performance-based assessment?

In designing the scenario for the performance-based assessment, what were the five key components included?

What type of statistics were used to create documents for the performance-based assessment?

Why was it important for the teacher to review assessments and identify learning gaps?

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