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Download full textAdams, Julie; Kaul, Maya – Learning Policy Institute, 2020
Pasadena Unified School District (Pasadena Unified) introduced the senior defense to help each student develop the skills, abilities, and mindsets associated with the district's ideal graduate. These include critical, creative, and innovative thinking; effective communication and collaboration; a healthy mind and body; cultural competence; and…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, High School Seniors, Urban Schools, School Districts
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
Saunders, Marisa; Kaul, Maya; Thompson, Charlie – Learning Policy Institute, 2020
In Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles Unified), high school seniors who attend a Linked Learning pathway--an industry-themed school or small learning community within a school--complete a portfolio and defense. Linked Learning is an approach to education, delivered in an industry-aligned "pathway," that aims to increase the…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Portfolio Assessment, High School Seniors, Urban Schools
