The following is a comprehensive definition of performance assessment:“Performance assessment is the direct, systematic observation of an actual pupil performance … and rating of that performance according to pre-established performance criteria.
Pupils are asked to perform a complex task or create a product. They
are assessed on both the process and end result of their work. Many
performance assessments include real-life tasks that call for
higher-order thinking.”
(The North Central Regional Educational Laboratory. NCREL 2001)
Performance-based
assessment thus enables pupils to demonstrate specific skills and
competencies by performing or producing something. It can help English
teachers assess both what pupils can do (specific benchmarks) and what
they have achieved within a specific teaching program based on the
Curriculum standards. Besides focusing on the quality of the final product of a pupil’s work, performance-based assessment also rates the pupil’s learning process.
Assessing both product and process provides an accurate profile of a
pupil’s language ability. Teachers can track pupils’ work on a task,
show them the value of their work processes and help them self-monitor
so that they can use tools such as periodic reflections, working files
and learning logs more effectively.
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