Step 5

Identifying Criteria for Evaluating Student Performances and Products

Considerations

Are these the most important criteria for evaluating student products/performances related to this performance task?
Do the criteria reflect the most valued elements of the student performance (or are you emphasizing through the evaluation less important aspects of the learning experience)?

Make sure the criteria can be easily converted into a scoring tool that will allow you to differentiate between levels of performance in terms of understanding of content, proficiency with a skill or process, and/or quality of a product or performance related to this performance task.

Describe the criteria, specifically related to the identified standards for your performance task that will be used to evaluate the student products and/or performances. Discard the least important aspects from the evaluation of the student's work, focusing instead on only those elements of the student's work which are most essential.

Example #1:
Product/Performance	Scaled pictograph
Criteria	1) Accurate placement of data 2) Appropriate title 3) Labels at equal intervals 4) Key to symbols
Example #2:
Product/Performance	Persuasive letter
Criteria	1) Position identified and supported 2) Organizational plan maintained 3) Needs of audience addressed 4) Language choices enhance text
Example #3:
Product/Performance	Oral presentation
Criteria	1) topic explained and supported 2) well organized 3) supportive visual display 4) effective volume, rate, inflection, posture

Steps in the Design Process

Step 1 - Identify Standard(s), Components, and Indicators
Step 2 - Create a Meaningful Context for the Task
Step 3 - Identify Thinking Skills/Processes to Build into the Task
Step 4 - Identify the Products and/or Performance
Step 5 - Identify Criteria for Evaluating Performance
Step 6 - Generate Exemplary Responses
Step 7 - Construct Scoring Tools
Step 8 - Try out the Task
Revise Where Necessary