A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n

Assessment of Students Performance April 1997

EXHIBIT 7-1

Impact on Teaching by Type of Assessment Task and by Site

 

Portfolios

Performance Tasks & Portfolios

Extended Performance Tasks

On-Demand Performance Tasks

Teacher Observation
Hudson High, NY Maple Leaf Middle, VT Ni?os Bonitos Elementary, CA Cooper Middle, NM Breckenridge Middle, KY Crandall High, OR Ann Chester Elementary (NSP), TX Thoreau High, WI Sommerville High (PS), MD Noakes Elementary (NSP), IA McGary Elementary, HSD2 Windermere Elementary, SB Westgate Middle, PWC Walters Middle, MD Manzanita High, AZ Park Elementary (PLeR), NY
CURRICULUM
Interdisciplinary Teaching (Thematic Unit)      

X

  

X

                    
Curtailment of Content Area Coverage

X

X

  

X

X

                  

X

  
In-Depth Teaching of Certain Aspects of a Subject

X

X

  

X

X

                      
INSTRUCTION
Research/Performance-based Projects

X

X

  

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

        
Stress on Writing Skills

X

X

X

X

X

  

X

X

X

X

X

  

X

      
Group Work

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

  

X

X

X

          
Use of Scoring Rubrics with Students

X

X

  

X

X

X

X

    

X

X

X

        
Use of Technology for Student Work  

X

X

X

X

X

    

X

              
TEACHER ROLE
Teacher Collaboration  

X

X

X

    

X

X

X

    

X

      

X
Teacher Creativity and Initiative

X

X

X

X

  

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

      

X
Teacher's Observational Skills    

X

      

X

  

X

            

X
Understanding of Student  

X

X

  

X

  

X

          

X

    

X

X = Feature Present