language assessment

1. Performance-Based
Assessment
TSLB3113 LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT IN THE PRIMARY ESL CLASSROOM

2. What is Performnce Based
Assessment?
 It is a set of strategies for acquisition
and application knowledge, skills,
and work habits through the
performance of tasks that are
meaningful and engaging to students.

3. What is Performnce Based
Assessment?
 This type of assessment provides the
teacher with information about how the
students understand and apply
knowledge.

4. What is Performnce Based
Assessment?
 Students apply their knowledge and
skills in context

5. What is Performnce Based
Assessment?
 In its simplest terms, a performance
assessment (Alternative assessment) is
one which requires students to
demonstrate that they have mastered
specific skills and competencies by
performing or producing something.

6. What is Performnce Based
Assessment?
 Wiggins (1998) uses physical activity
when providing examples to illustrate
complex assessment concept, as they
are easier to visualize than would be the
case with a cognitive example

7. What is Performnce Based
Assessment?