Performances Document Student Learning
Measuring Academic Progress series, Part 3 of 3
Welcome to another school year of changed schedules and routines as our students modify their daily lives in response to social distancing and the coronavirus. Most students will be asked to use alternative assessment strategies that include authentic performances in learning.
Alternative Assessment Examples
RUBRICS: Scoring scales for assessing learning using a defined set of criteria ranging from spelling to creativity
CHECKLISTS: A register of essential goals and learning outcomes during learning
LEARNING CONTRACTS: Agreements between students and teachers that describe mutual learning goals, strategies for achieving them, and expected outcomes of learning
SELF ASSESSMENT: Review of learning when considering evidence of learning, progress towards mastery, lingering confusion, and a plan of next steps to improve outcomes
PEER REVIEW: Provides an alternative perspective on learning that relies on rubrics, checklists, or open-ended prompts for feedback and advice
CONCEPT MAP: Graphic models of learning that illuminate the progression of knowledge from essential content, to applications, and creative/constructive processes of learning
PORTFOLIOS: Compilations of learning in an evidence-based system of process, progress, and outcomes [Read more…]