1. What isPerformance-Based Assessment ?
2. Key Features & Examples of Performance-Based Assessment
3. Comparison: Performance-Based Assessment vs. Traditional Assessment
4. Advantages of Performance-Based Assessment
5. Challenges of Performance-Based Assessment
Outlines
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What is Performance-Based
Assessment?
According to Brown (2004), performance-
based assessment is “the assessment of language
ability in which the learner is required to
perform a task rather than select responses from
a ready-made list.”
Mueller (2005) defines performance assessment
as “a form of assessment that requires students
to construct a response, create a product, or
perform a demonstration of their learning.”
In simpler terms, PBA evaluates how well students can use what they’ve learned to complete
tasks that reflect real-life challenges, like giving a speech, writing an email, or conducting an
experiment.
Authentic, real-world tasks:Students complete activities that mirror
real-life situations.
Example: Instead of filling in blanks about giving directions, students
actually give directions to a classmate as if they were outside.
Focus on skill application, not just recall: PBA tests how well
students can apply knowledge in real contexts.
Example: Role-play a restaurant scenario
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Emphasis on boththe process and the product: Teachers observe
how the student completes the task and what they produce.
Example: When students write an essay, both their writing process
(brainstorming, drafting) and the final essay are evaluated.
Use of clear rubrics: Performance is judged using detailed criteria to
ensure fairness.
Example: A teacher uses a rubric to grade a student’s presentation
based on clarity, organization, language use, and delivery.
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Student centered andengaging: Students take an active role
in their learning and demonstrate their strengths in different
ways.
Example: Learners create a group poster on environmental
issues and present it to the class.
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Flexible in format:Can include oral, written, visual, or hands-on
activities.
Examples:
Role-Plays
Portfolios
Project-Based Learning (PBL)
Simulations
Debates
Learning Journals
Podcasts/Radio Shows
Aspect Traditional Assessment
Performance-BasedAssessment
(PBA)
Focus Memorization, recall
Application of knowledge and
skills
Format
Multiple-choice, true/false, fill-in-
the-blank
Tasks, projects, presentations,
real-world scenarios
Assessment Type Right/wrong answers
Rubric-based performance
judgment
Student Role Passive (test-taker)
Active (performer, creator,
problem-solver)
Feedback Usually delayed Often immediate or ongoing
Motivation Can cause anxiety or boredom
Often more engaging and
meaningful
Brown, H. D.,& Abeywickrama, P. (2004). Language assessment. Principles and Classroom Practices. White
Plains, NY: Pearson Education, 20.
Mueller, J. (2005). The authentic assessment toolbox: enhancing student learning through online faculty
development. Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, 1(1), 1-7.
Ministry of National Education, Morocco. (2010). Circular No. 182: Framework for continuous assessment of
second foreign languages (English, Spanish, German, Italian). Official Gazette of the Ministry of National Education.
Pappas, C. (2023, June 24). What is performance-based assessment?. eLearning Industry.
https://elearningindustry.com/what-is-performance-based-assessment
What is Performance Based Assessment (PBA): Uopeople. University of the People. (2024, November 28).
https://www.uopeople.edu/blog/what-is-performance-based-assessment-pba/
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