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 7-3

Impact on Learning 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
MOTIVATION AND SOCIAL SKILLS
Motivation to Learn

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

  

X

        
Acceptance and Ownership of Work and Level of Performance (grades)  

X

  

X

  

X

      

X

X

          
Ability to Work Cooperatively in Groups      

X

    

X

  

X

              
WRITING AND THINKING SKILLS
Development of Writing Skills

X

X

X

X

X

    

X

    

X

          
Development of Research or Analytical Skills

X

    

X

    

X

X

X

      

X

      
Development of a Good Knowledge Base

X

        

X

X

  

X

X

            
Ability to Generalize From One Domain to Another          

X

                    
CHILDREN IN SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
School Success and Enhanced Learning  

X

X

X

          

X

          

X
Difficulty Completing Tasks  

X

              

X

X

X

X

      
Sense of Frustration and Failure                    

X

X

X

      
Considerable Amount of "Help" for Special Education Students        

X

                      

X = Feature Present