Designing and Teaching Authentic Performance Tasks
Module Five

Assess the authentic performance task:

1. Use the rubric with the students to assess the task and make observations.

2. Submit your observations to me.

Please email responses to the following reflective questions to:
dmesibov@twcny.rr.com

With regards to the February/Module 5 assignment:

1. Now that you've used the rubric with the students to assess the task and make observations, please submit these observations.
Please include any additional comments you may have.

Additional Resources

provided by: Tara A. Demers - "4" Project

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Wiggins, G. P. (1998). Ensuring authentic performance. Educative assessment: Designing assessments to inform and improve student performance (pp. 21-42). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers.

Wiggins, G. P. (1998). Individual performance tasks. Educative assessment: Designing assessments to inform and improve student performance (pp. 139-152). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers.

Linking Exploratory Activities with Concepts Bateman, W. L. (1990). Changing your role as a teacher. Open to question: The art of teaching and learning (pp. 179-189). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers.

Bateman, W. L. (1990). Discovering your own bias. Open to question: The art of teaching and learning (pp. 43-57). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers.

Bevevino, M. M., Dengel, J., & Adams, K. (1999). Constructivist theory in the classroom: Internalizing concepts through inquiry learning. The Clearing House, 72(5), 275-278.

Edwards, C. H. (1997). Promoting student inquiry. The Science Teacher, 64, 18-21.

Forbes, C. E., & Ryba, K. (1994). Linking students, teachers, and learning within an inquiry-based classroom. The Computer Teacher, 21, 26-29.

Moscovici, H., & Nelson, T. H. (1998). Shifting from activitymania to inquiry. Science and Children, 35, 14-17+.

Rossman, A. D. (1993). Managing hands-on inquiry. Science and Children, 31, 35-37.