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 7-4

Barriers to Effective Classroom Use 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
TIME
Lack of Time to Design, Use, and Score Assessments

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

  

X

 X

X

 X     X
Participation of only a Few Teachers (creating a burden on them)  

X

     X                      
Lack of Clear and Effective Teaching Models that Integrate Assessments in the Classroom      

X

 X X

X

         X        
STANDARDS AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
Lack of Clearly Defined Content or Performance Standards

X

X

  

X

X

 X * *             X *
Disagreement with Assessment Content or Scoring Criteria   X       X

X

  

X

         X X  
   
X = Feature Present *= Not Applicable