Evaluating High-Quality Performance-Based Assessment Items High quality, effective performance-based assessments must be directly linked to learning objectives, demand higher-order thinking, ask students to consider multiple scenarios and ask students to demonstrate...
Using Performance-Based Assessment to Benefit Student Learning Society expects students to acquire specific knowledge and skills in school so that they can become competent, self-fulfilling adults. Performance-based tasks and assessments have been proven to have...
Create Excellent Performance-Based Assessments This eBook provides professional development suggestions to help teachers learn to create high-quality performance-based assessments. Teacher professional development is of increasing interest as one way to support the...
9 Considerations When Developing a MicroMasters Course A MicroMasters course should be designed with the mindset that you are taking the learner to a higher elevation. Learners should feel like they are making a hearty investment in their futures, and they will rely...
Checklist: Developing Competency-Based Courses The best athletes make their athleticism look simple. It isn’t. The best developed courses make the teaching process look easy. It may be easy to follow a well-constructed course, but the teaching process is never...