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Download full textMaier, Anna; Adams, Julie; Burns, Dion; Kaul, Maya; Saunders, Marisa; Thompson, Charlie – Learning Policy Institute, 2020
Across the country, educators need ways to assess student learning that can also support students' higher-order thinking skills, help improve teachers' instructional practices, and ultimately allow students to demonstrate college and career readiness through a culminating assessment--such as a graduate capstone or senior portfolio defense. In…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, High School Seniors, School Districts, Student Evaluation
Maier, Anna; Adams, Julie; Burns, Dion; Kaul, Maya; Saunders, Marisa; Thompson, Charlie – Learning Policy Institute, 2020
Performance assessments are part of a robust assessment system in which students show what they know by writing an essay, curating a portfolio of work, or conducting original research. Ultimately, performance assessments can allow students to demonstrate college and career readiness through a culminating assessment--such as a graduate capstone or…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, High School Seniors, School Districts, Student Evaluation
Thompson, Charlie; Burns, Dion; Maier, Anna – Learning Policy Institute, 2020
Performance assessments encompass a wide variety of activities, all of which require students to show what they know, rather than selecting answers from predetermined options on a multiple-choice test. For the graduate capstone, Oakland Unified School District (Oakland Unified) seniors conduct original research, write a paper based on the…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, High School Seniors, Urban Schools, School Districts
