This document discusses performance-based assessment in language teaching. It defines performance-based assessment as strategies that require students to apply knowledge and skills through tasks. The document outlines steps for developing performance-based assessments, including identifying the task, listing important aspects, limiting criteria, and expressing criteria as observable behaviors. Advantages include assessing different perspectives and promoting student motivation. Disadvantages include being time-consuming and requiring careful training of raters. The document also discusses constructing language performance tests through needs analysis, task definition, and developing scoring systems and criteria.