The document discusses authentic performance tasks and provides descriptors for them, including that they address real-world problems, have realistic options and audiences, and serve a genuine purpose. It also introduces the GRASPS framework for designing authentic assessments and provides examples of using this framework to develop scenarios for performance tasks in different subject areas. The key aspects of an authentic task based on GRASPS are identified as the goal, role, audience, situation or context, product or performance, and standards for assessment.

1. Descriptors for Authentic
Performance Tasks
• What is done in the real world
• Address realistic problems
• Have realistic options
• A realistic audience
• A genuine purpose

2. Sample Assessment using
G.R.A.S.P.S

3. Authentic Performance Tasks Using Grasps
Format: (Provide detail and student and
teacher directions as needed)
Through what authentic performance tasks (using
GRASPS) will students demonstrate the desired
understandings?

4. Goal of task related to
understandings:
Your task is to design a
comprehensive and innovative
advocacy projects or activities for
the mangrove forest in the
community.

5. Role
You are the chairman of the
advocacy committee on the
protection of the mangrove
forest in your community.

6. Audience:
The target audience is the whole
Barangay community.

7. Situation or Context of Scenario
You are tasked being the chairman
of the advocacy committee of the
Greenpeace movement to design a
comprehensive and innovative
advocacy projects or activities for
the mangrove forest in the
community

8. Product(s) or Performances for
assessment
Prepare and submit a comprehensive
and innovative advocacy project or
activity plan for the protection of the
mangrove forest in the community

9. Standards for assessment
Your work must meet the standards
found in the rubric

10. Key Criteria or Rubric:
By what criteria will performances of understanding
be judged? (S of GRASPS)
RUBRIC FOR PERFORMANCE TASK
Advocacy Project /Activity Rubric
SCALE 4 3 2 1
Community-based
Comprehensive
Innovativeness Very original, shows Original ideas, Shows some Does not exhibit
imaginative use of adequate use of originality, efforts to be original
resources resources inadequate use of
resources

11. Scenario Example for Science
– The Goal is to determine the best solution for evaluating water
quality and usability for recreational purposes in your city.
– Role: You are the director of the water authority
– Audience are members of the city council who must make final
decisions on usability based on your recommendations.
– Situation: You must plan and assess the water quality from at least 5
different fresh water locations in your city, conduct experiments,
and write a report for non scientists on your findings and
recommendations.
– Products or Performances: Identified experiments, tests, and results
from 5 water samples. Written or oral report with visuals and
recommendations to explain the conditions and analysis of each
water site.

12. Scenarios for Authentic Tasks
• Build assessments anchored in
authentic tasks using GRASPS:
– What is the Goal in the scenario?
– What is the Role?
– Who is the Audience?
– What is your Situation (context)?
– What is the Performance challenge?
– By what Standards will work be judged
in the scenario?

13. TASK ON GRASPS
• Task Instructions:
Using GRASPS model,develop an assessment
that demonstrates real world relevance to your
assigned topic and that will show transfer of
learning.
2.Determine the goal for performance or product
3. Select a role for the performance
4. Select a Target Audience for your Product
5. Determine the purpose and use of the Product

14. Constructing a Performance Task Scenario using GRASPS
Goal:
Your task is __________________
The goal is to _________________
The problem or challenge is _____________
The obstacles to overcome are ___________
Role:
You are ________________
You have been asked to __________________
Your job is ______________________________
Audience:
Your clients are __________________________
The target audience is _____________________
You need to convince ______________________
Situation:
The context you find yourself in is ________________
The challenge involves dealing with ________________
Product,Performance and Purpose:
You will create a __________ in order to __________________
You need to develop ____________ so that _________________
Standards and Criteria for Success:
Your performance needs to ____________________________
Your work will be judged by ______________________________
Your product must need the following standards __________________
A successful result will ________________________.