Designing and Using Performance Tasks: Enhancing Student Learning and Assessment

Stretch student thinking with performance-based tasks.

With the continual increase of high-stakes assessments also comes the surge of professional development on designing performance-based tasks. Providing step-by-step insights, this book shows you how to incorporate performance tasks as a tool to teach, monitor, and extend student learning. If you’re ready to stretch your students’ thinking, grab a copy of this how-to guide to help you:

• Make instructional decisions based on student performance of learning tasks
• Incorporate learning progressions as an integral part of planning performance tasks
• Close the “knowing–doing” gap by focusing on considerations for successful implementation