Performance-Based Assessment for 21st-Century Skills / Edition 1

by Todd Stanley

Overview

Performance-based assessments allow classroom teachers an alternative to traditional multiple-choice tests. We often use fill-in-the bubble assessments in education to determine the readiness of students. However, in the 21st-century workplace, these types of tests fail to truly prepare students. How many times in the real world are we called upon to take a multiple-choice test? In the real world, we are called upon to prove our merit through performance-based assessments, displaying our 21st-century skills. We should be preparing students for this in the classroom. Performance-Based Assessment for 21st-Century Skills makes the argument that teachers should use performance-based assessments in the classroom. It guides the educator step by step to show how he or she can create performance-based assessments for students, including what they look like, teaching students how to create them, setting the proper classroom environment, and how to evaluate them.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781618212733
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/15/2014
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	214
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Todd Stanley is author of seven teacher education books including Project-Based Learning for Gifted Students: A Handbook for the 21st-Century Classroom and Performance-Based Assessment for 21st-Century Skills.

Table of Contents

Introduction What Is Performance-Based Assessment? Chapter 1 A Case For Performance-Based Assessment Chapter 2 Advantages Of Performance-Based Assessment Chapter 3 Types Of Performance-Based Assessment Chapter 4 How To Teach Performance-Based Assessment Chapter 5 How To Evaluate Performance-Based Assessment With Rubrics Chapter 6 How To Make The Performance-Based Assessment Authentic Conclusion References Appendix A Reproducibles Appendix B Mock Trial Sample Lesson Appendix C Additional Examples Of Performance-Based Assessment Lessons About The Author