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Curriculum-Embedded
Performance Assessment
Stuart Kahl, Founding PrincipalMeasured Progress, Inc.
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The Call for Deeper Learning
and 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
Curriculum-Embedded Performance 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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