measures how well students apply their knowledge, skills, and abilities to authentic problems. The key feature is that it requires the student to produce something, such as a report, experiment, or performance, which is scored against specific criteria.
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Performance assessments can be accurate indicators of what students know and whether they can use their knowledge.
Performance assessments can increase instructor confidence by allowing them to evaluate lesson plan effectiveness.
Performance assessment tasks can identify how well an instructor is teaching and provide progress reports for student learning.
