Curriculum-Embedded Performance Assessment

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The Call for Deeper Learningand 21st Century Skills

Business, political, and educational leaders

Common Core State Standards

NRC Framework for K-12 Science Education and Next Generation Science Standards

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Deeper Learning

Deeper learning is a process through which a person becomes capable of taking what was learned in one situation and applying it to new situations – in other words, learning for “transfer.” Through deeper learning students develop expertise in a particular discipline or subject area.

Education for Life and Work, NRC Research Brief, July 2012

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Game Changers

Formative Assessment

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Performance Assessment

Performance assessment asks students to apply their knowledge and skills in creating some form of product, presentation, or demonstration.

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Curriculum-Embedded Performance Assessment (CEPA)

CEPAs are instructional units that include multiple learning and evidence-gathering activities, some of which may lead to products or performances that are evaluated for formative purposes and some that are scored for summative purposes.

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Selected Current Initiatives

Statewide OPAPP (Ohio) MCAS (Massachusetts

School/District Consortia QPA (Center for Collaborative Education – Boston) NY Performance Standards Consortium

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Issues with Performance Assessments in the “Authentic Assessment Era”

Content Quality

Technical Quality

Efficiency

Misconceptions

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Misconceptions for CEPA Advocates to Overcome

Too time-consuming

An additional commitment disconnected from required curriculum

Less reliable than multiple-choice testing

Human scoring too subjective for reliable, valid results

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