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Student Performance Assessment Series: Performance Assessment: The State of the Art

Reports & Report Series
Author(s): 
Suzanne Lane
Release Date: 
April 2, 2010
Areas of Focus: 
Meaningful Learning
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This paper discusses various aspects of performance assessments, including their use in educational systems in other countries, their impact on the type of thinking and reasoning skills that are used by students, technical advances that support their use; alignment among curriculum, instruction and assessment; and evidence that supports the use of performance assessments in both instruction and assessment to improve student learning for all students.

 

Related Project: 
The Role of Performance Assessment in Achieving 21st Century Standards of Learning
Related Publications: 
Student Performance Assessment Series: The Cost of New Higher Quality Assessments
Student Performance Assessment Series: Performance Assessment in an Era of Standards-Based Educational Accountability
Student Performance Assessment Series: A New Conceptual Framework for Analyzing the Costs of Performance Assessment
Student Performance Assessment Series: Through a Looking Glass: Lessons Learned and Future Directions for Performance Assessment
Student Performance Assessment Series: Benchmarking Learning Systems: Student Performance Assessment in International Context
Student Performance Assessment Series: Performance Assessments for English Language Learners
Student Performance Assessment Series: Beyond Basic Skills: The Role of Performance Assessment in Achieving 21st Century Standards of Learning