Protocol for
Summative Assessment Development
Purpose: To develop a new summative assessment task based on Graduation
Proficiencies, Performance Indicators, and Scoring Criteria.
Time frame: 1 hour, 15 mins
Materials: Graduation Proficiencies and Performance Indicators--content area and
Transferrable Skills, Scoring Criteria for assessed Performance Indicators (from prior
day’s work), Summative Assessment Task Design Criteria chart
Roles: Facilitator, Timekeeper, Record keeper
Process:
1. Identify the appropriate graduation proficiency/ies and performance
indicator(s) for this assessment. Begin with the performance indicators for
which you developed scoring criteria yesterday. (5 min.)
2. For the primary indicator(s) you chose in step 1, using the scoring criteria you
developed, define how students can demonstrate this knowledge/skill.
Brainstorm and choose a type of product that will allow them to do so: (10
mins) (use attached chart, p 3)
Example:
Indicator
What skills must
What content lends
What products would
students
itself to
allow students to
demonstrate?
demonstrating this?
demonstrate this?
read and
non-fiction
critical essay of a
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Draw evidence from
comprehend
literary or
literary/informational
informational texts to
texts
support analysis,
reflection, and
develop an analysis
of those texts
research. (9)*
reading/research
work of literature
critical analysis
research paper
articles about
literature, film,
oral presentation of a
drama, etc.
literary or historical
analysis
VT ELA standard 3--
select relevant
works of literature,
Writing, indicator c.
evidence from those
drama, etc.
*refers to CCSS
texts
anchor and grade
specific standards
Debate--written or
oral
explain and connect
that evidence to
support an analysis
3. Refine the expectations of the summative assessment and create a specific
prompt, and directions to align with the identified performance indicator(s)
(and the scoring criteria you have from yesterday). (20 min)
4. Consult the content area Graduation Proficiencies and Transferrable Skills.
Discuss other Performance Indicators your assessment could be used to
evaluate. (Try to keep this number of indicators small--3-5 total per
assessment.) (10 mins)
5. Carousel review of assessment tasks
a. Each group posts the Summative Assessment Brainstorm chart, the
prompt they created in step 3, and a piece of chart paper for warm and
cool feedback
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b. Using the Summative Assessment Task Design Criteria chart,
independently and silently review each group’s work and share warm
and cool feedback with the designers via sticky note (15-20 mins).
6. Back in your design group, review the feedback and identify next
steps/revisions to the task to ensure it meets the criteria of the Summative
Assessment Task Design Criteria Chart. (10 mins)
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Summative Assessment Brainstorm
Indicator
What skills must
What content
What products
students
lends itself to
would allow
demonstrate?
demonstrating
students to
this?
demonstrate this?
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