Fraser Public Schools
2019-20 DPPD - Secondary Performance Tasks & Assessment Requirements
Background: DPPD for this year is based on the development of quality performance tasks
that allow students the opportunity to demonstrate learning by providing evidence through the
application of skills and knowledge.
Clarification: A performance task is any learning activity or assessment that asks
students to perform to demonstrate their knowledge, understanding and proficiency.
Performance tasks yield a tangible product and/or performance that serve as evidence
of learning. Unlike a selected-response item (e.g., multiple-choice or matching) that
asks students to select from given alternatives, a performance task presents a situation
that calls for learners to apply their learning in context. (McTighe)
Teachers within their PLC will be doing three things throughout the year:
Planning performance tasks
Implementing performance tasks
Reflecting on performance tasks
Task: By PLC, teachers will plan, implement, and reflect on two performance tasks using the
guidelines outlined below:
1. Identify a skill competency and its aligned learning objectives
2. How will you allow students to show evidence of learning? Develop a performance task
that allows students to provide evidence of learning using Performance Assessment
Tool found HERE. Your completed tool must be uploaded by January 15 (semester 1)
and April 23 (semester 2).
Upload semester 1 Performance Assessment Overview HERE by January 15
Upload semester 2 Performance Assessment Overview HERE by April 23
3.
Implement the performance task in class
4.
Reflect on the task with colleagues using the Task Reflection document found HERE
and upload a Google doc with your response each DPPD day. Respond to the question you
choose on a Google doc including your PLC name, names of teachers present, the question
you are responding to, and your response. This is done by PLC on the DPPD day. Please
submit before leaving for the day.
Upload semester 1 Task Reflection document HERE on each DPPD day
Upload semester 2 Task Reflection document HERE on each DPPD day
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Time throughout the year will be given to work on tasks during DPPD days.
Support will be given by ISD consultants on scheduled day for core content areas and
by district resources for non-core content areas
Each PLC will be presenting and discussing their task and reflections on both January
15 and April 23.
Fraser Public Schools
Performance Task Tool - Secondary Schools
A performance task is any learning activity or assessment that asks students to
perform to demonstrate their knowledge, understanding and proficiency.
1 Subject :Lunar Phases
2 Course: Science 8A
3 Unit: Moons, Eclipses, and Seasons
4 Grade Level:8
5 Submission Date: 1/15/2020
6 Title of task: Model of the lunar phases
7 When will the task be administered?: Post exploration
8 What competency or competencies will be assessed? Develop and use a model
9 What learning objectives will be assessed? Develop and use a model of the Earth, Sun,
and moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases
10 What will students submit/present/create to show evidence of learning? A physical or
graphic model of the lunar phases
11 What essential skills will be assessed? Building a model
12 What essential content will be assessed? Understanding the Earth, sun, moon
orientation
13 Describe the type of task. Product
Example: short answer, product, performance, other
14 Success Criteria - Describe in specific terms what successful learning looks like. What
proof of learning are you looking for? Orientation, illumination, and sequence of phases
15 What will be your scoring guide?
Example: answer key, general rubric, task-specific rubric (used only for this task), checklist,
teacher observation Checklist, teacher observation, rubric
16 Identify the intended rigor using the Cognitive Growth Targets from Modern
Teacher. Creating and retrieving
17 Identify the connection the task has with as many 6 C’s as apply communication, critical
thinking, creativity, collaboration
18 To what extent will you allow for learner variability? Anything can be used to create the
physical or graphic model
19 To what degree will students be given choices or be required to make decisions about
the task design, approach, resources, used, or presentation of learning? Other than the
orientation and phases, their creativity is the only limitation.
2019-20 Adapted from A Local Assessment Toolkit to Promote Deeper Learning, Karin Hess