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Figure M. 04 Performance Task Scenario

(G.R.A.S.P.S. - Nutrition example)

Goal:

The goal (within the scenario) is to create an illustrated brochure to teach

the 2nd graders about the importance of good nutrition for healthful living

Role:

You are a teacher of nutrition

Audience:

The target audience is a 2nd grade class

Situation:

You need to. show the difference between a balanced diet and an unhealthy diet.

Product/Performance and Purpose:

You need to create a brochure that describes helathy vs unhealthy eating and shows at least 2 health problems that can occur as a result of poor eating.

Standards & Criteria for Success:

Your brochure should...

- contain accurate information
- easy for 2nd graders to read and understand

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Figure M. 05 Performance Task Scenario

(G.R.A.S.P.S. - Nutrition example TASK #2)

Goal:

The goal is to create a menu for the 3-day trip to the Outdoor Ed. Center.

Role:

You are a menu advisor

Audience:

The target audience The Outdoor Center Director (and your

peers)

Situation:

You need to propose a nutrtionally-balanced and tasy menu, within budfget, for 3 days of camping by the entire class.

Product/Performance and Purpose:

Menu plan for three days, including the 3 main meals and 3 snacks (a.m., p.m., and

campfire).
Letter to the director explaining how your menu meets the USDA nutritional guidelines. Include a chart showing a breakdown of the fat, protein, carbohydrates, vitamins,
minerals, and calories. Explain how you made it as tasty as possible.

Standards & Criteria for Success:

healthy and tasty menu

well written and well supported letter.

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Figure M. 06 Performance Task Scenario

(G.R.A.S.P.S. - mathematics example)

Goal:

The goal (within the scenario) is to minimize costs for shipping

bulk quantities of M&Ms.

Role:

You are an engineer in the packaging department of the M&M

Candy Company.

Audience:

The target audience is non-engineer company executives.

Situation:

You need to convince penny-pinching company officers that your

container design will provide cost-effective use of the given
materials, maximize shipping volume of bulk quantities of M&Ms,
and be safe to transport.

Product/Performance and Purpose:

You need to design a shipping container from given materials

for the safe and cost-effective shipping of the M&Ms. Then you
will prepare a written proposal in which you include a diagram and
show mathematically how your container design provides effective
use of the given materials and maximizes the shipping volume of
the M&Ms.

Standards & Criteria for Success:

Your container proposal should...

- provide cost-effective use of the given materials
- maximize shipping volume of bulk quantities of M&Ms
- be safe to transport
Your models must make the mathematical case.

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Figure M.07 Performance Task Scenario

(G.R.A.S.P.S. - social studies example)

Goal:

Your goal is to help a group of foreign visitors understand the

key historic, geographic and economic features of our region.

Role:

You are an intern at the Regional Office of Tourism.

Audience:

The audience is a group of nine foreign visitors (who speak

English).

Situation:

You have been asked to develop a plan, including a budget, for

a four-day tour of the region. Plan your tour so that the visitors
are shown sites that best illustrate the key historical, geographic
and economic features of our region.

Product/Performance and Purpose:

You need to prepare a written tour itinerary and a budget for

the trip. You should include an explanation of why each site was
selected and how it will help the visitors understand the key
historic, geographic and economic features of our region. Include
a map tracing the route for the tour.
[Optional: Provide a budget for the trip.]*

Standards & Criteria for Success:

Your proposed tour plan needs to include...

- an itinerary and route map
- the key historical, geographic and economic features
of the region
- a clear rationale for the selected sites
*- accurate and complete budget figures

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Figure M.08 Task Scenario Builder

(G.R.A.S.P.S.)

Consider the following set of stem statements as you construct a scenario for a performance task.
Refer to the previous idea sheets to help you brainstorm possible scenarios. (Note: These are idea
starters. Resist the urge to fill in all of the blanks.)

Goal :

Your task is ________________________________________________________________________

The goal is to _______________________________________________________________________

The problem/challenge is______________________________________________________________

The obstacle(s) to overcome is (are) _____________________________________________________

Role:

You are ___________________________________________________________________________

You have been asked to _______________________________________________________________

Your job is ________________________________________________________________________

Audience:

Your client(s) is (are) ________________________________________________________________

The target audience is _ ______________________________________________________________

You need to convince ________________________________________________________________

Situation:

The context you find yourself in is ______________________________________________________

The challenge involves dealing with _ ___________________________________________________

Product/Performance and Purpose:

You will create a ____________________________________________________________________

in order to _________________________________________________________________________

You need to develop _________________________________________________________________

so that ____________________________________________________________________________

Standards & Criteria for Success:

Your performance needs to ____________________________________________________________

Your work will be judged by __________________________________________________________

Your product must meet the following standards ___________________________________________

A successful result will _______________________________________________________________

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Figure M.09 Alternate Task Starter

Scenario

You are a curator of a US History museum.

Design a museum exhibit on prairie life containing
drawings, simulated diary entries, and pioneer letters
back home. The goal of your exhibit is to inform
visitors about the challenges faced by the pioneers.

Your exhibit should...

meet the following criteria:

4
accurate
appropriate apt clear convincing correct creative defensible effective efficient
elegant empathetic entertaining justified
4informative insightful novel organized

perceptive persuasive polished precise

proficient reflective responsive revealing sensitive skilled sophisticated supported
4
thorough well-crafted
understandable unique
valid verified other: ________________________

so that:

the museum visitors better understand the dangers

and hardships and of pioneer life on the prairie

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Figure M.10 Alternate Approach to Tasks

Scenario

Design an experiment to determine which of four

brands of detergent will most
effectively remove

three different types of stains on cotton fabric.
Provide written directions and a graphic display to
guide an absent classmate through your procedure.

Your experimental procedure should...

meet the following criteria:

4convincaccurate appropriate apt clear

4
ing correct
creative defensible effective efficient
elegant empathetic entertaining justified
informative insightful novel organized
4
perceptive persuasive polished
precise
proficient reflective responsive revealing sensitive skilled sophisticated supported
4
thorough
well-crafted understandable unique
valid verified other: ________________________

so that:

another experimenter can follow your procedure

and determine the most effective detergent for
removing each stain

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Figure M. 11 - Ideas for Performance Tasks

The life of pioneers on the prairie was filled with
hardships and dangers.

walk in the shoes of...

entertain the possibility that...

4
adjust reflect
upon revise
self assess recognize their habit

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letters, diaries and photographs

for insights into the hardships
of prairie life

4
empathize with imagine

others about the hardships and

dangers of pioneer life

a museum exhibit to reveal how

the life of pioneers on the
prairie was filled with hardships
and dangers

4compare critique debate

evaluate shift perspective

test consider the various views

why people leave home - then

versus now

Apply

create construct de-bug

4design demonstrate
decide
guide use perform
propose coach solve

why/how/that/the/of...

the suffering and the courage of

the pioneers

Explain
Interpret

analyze illustrate interpret

4reveal
make sense of...
represent show

Self
Assess

connect describe explain

4 inform prove persuade

teach show justify

Shift
Perspective

when they can:

Empathize

Students show they

understand that:

how much harder life was then

as compared to today

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Figure M. 12 STUDENT ROLES and AUDIENCKEY: ROLES = and AUDIENCES =

actor
advertiser
artist/illustrator
author
biographer
board member
boss
boy/girl scout
businessperson
candidate
carpenter
cartoon character
cartoonist
caterer
celebrity
chairperson
chef
choreographer
CEO
coach
community members
composer
clients/customer
construction worker
dancer
designer
detective
editor
elected official
embassy staff
engineer
expert (in ________)
eye witness
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family member
farmer
filmmaker
firefighter
forest ranger
friend
geologist
government official
historian
historical figure
illustrator
intern
interviewer
inventor
judge
jury
lawyer
library patron
literary critic
lobbyist
meteorologist
museum director/

curator
museum goer
neighbor
newscaster
novelist
nutritionist
panelist
parent
park ranger
pen pal
photographer
pilot

playwright
poet
policeman/woman
pollster
radio listener
reader
reporter
researcher
reviewer
sailor
school official
scientist
ships captain
social scientist
social worker
statistician
storyteller
student
taxi driver
teacher
t.v. viewer
tour guide
trainer
travel agent
traveler
t.v./movie
character
tutor
viewer
visitor
website designer
zoo keeper

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Figure M. 13
Possible Products and Performances

What student product(s) and/or performance(s) will provide appropriate evidence of understanding
and/or proficiency? The following lists offer possibilities. (Remember that student products and
performances should be framed by an explicit purpose or goal and an identified audience.)

Written

Oral

advertisement
audiotape
biography
conversation
book report/review debate
brochure
discussion
collection
dramatization
crossword puzzle
dramatic reading
editorial
interview
essay
radio script
experiment record
oral presentation
historical fiction
oral report
journal
poetry reading
lab report
puppet show
letter
rap
log
skit
magazine article
speech
memo
song
newscast
teach a lesson
newspaper article
play

poem

position paper

proposal

research report
script
story
other: _______________
test
web site
other: _______________

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Visual

advertisement
banner
cartoon
collage
computer graphic
data display
design
diagram
diorama
display
drawing
filmstrip
flyer
game
graph
map
model
Power Point show
photograph
questionnaire
painting
poster
scrapbook
sculpture
slide show
storyboard
videotape
web site



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M. 16 A Collection of Assessment Evidence

(example - unit on Nutrition - grades 5-6)

Performance Tasks:

You Are What You Eat Students create an illustrated

brochure to teach younger children about the importance
of good nutrition for healthful living.

Chow Down Students develop a 3-day menu for meals and

snacks for an upcoming Outdoor Education camp experience.
They write a letter to the camp director to explain why
their menu should be selected (by showing that it meets the
USDA Food Pyramid recommendations, yet tasty enough for
the students).
Other Evidence:
(e.g., tests, quizzes, prompts, work samples, observations, etc.)

Quiz 1 - the food groups

OE

Quiz 2 - the USDA Food Pyramid

Prompt - Describe two health problems that could arise as
a result of poor nutrition and explain how these could be
avoided.
Student Self-Assessment and Reflection:

SA
1. self assess the brochure, You are What You Eat
2. self assess the camp menu, Chow Down
3. self assess the extent to which you eat healthy at the
end of unit (compared to the beginning)
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then, the assessments below match up

with the desired result(s) by number:

Stage 2

Note: there need not be a 1-to-1 correspondence. Some desired results will be
assessed by more than one assessment and vice versa.

If the desired results require learners

to understand, address Essential Questions, know, and be able to do...

Stage 1

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M. 17 Check: Is every desired result assessed?

For every desired result, you need one or more assessments. Use the sheet below to identify the
corresponding number(s) of each STAGE 1 element next to the assessment(s) designed to provide
evidence of it.

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Figure M. 18 - Design Checklist Stage 2

Performance Task(s)

1. _____ The performance task(s) in Box T is/are aligned with one or more desired
results in Stage 1. The task(s) will yield appropriate evidence of the
identified understanding(s).
2. _____ The task(s) involve(s) a complex, real-world (i.e., authentic) application of
the identified knowledge, skill, and understandings.
3. _____ The task(s) is/are written in the G.R.A.S.P.S. form.
4. _____ The task(s) allow(s) students to demonstrate understanding with some
choice/options/variety in the performances and/or products.
5. _____ The task(s) are not likely to be performed well without a clear grasp of the
understandings the task is meant to assess.
6. _____ The task(s) require(s) one or more of the six facets of understandings.
7. _____ The scoring rubric(s) include(s) distinct traits of understanding and successful performance.
8. _____ The scoring rubric(s) highlight what is appropriate, given the evidence needs
suggested by the Desired Results of Stage 1.

Other Evidence

OE

9. _____ Other appropriate evidence has been identified in summary form (e.g., key
quizzes, exams, student self-assessments, etc.) to supplement the evidence
provided by the performance task(s) .
10. _____ Students are given the opportunity to self-assess and reflect upon their
learning and performance.
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FIGURE M. 19 ASSESSMENT TIPS & GUIDELINES

Determine acceptable evidence.
What evidence will show that students understand and can meet other unit goals?

Performance Tasks:

A performance task
o Requires transfer i.e. a repertoire of knowledge and skill to be used wisely and
effectively in a new situation - i.e. used with understanding
o Asks students to do the subject, not just recall and plug in discrete learning, out
of context
o Is set in a novel situation, with little or no scaffolding or cues provided: the student
has to think through what the task demands as part of the assessment (the game
vs. the scaffolded and simplified drills)
o should be as realistic as possible, in which students confront the same kinds of challenges, constraints, and options found in the real world
A task, like any other aspect of STAGE 2, is meant to yield evidence of key elements in
Stage 1; it is not meant to be a learning activity: validity is the primary concern, not whether it is interesting or fun as a task.
A performance task may actually involve a variety of situations, performances, and products (i.e. it can be a complex task, with related sub-tasks).
Writing the task in GRASPS form makes it likely that the task will involve authentic transfer: give the student a Goal, a Role, an Audience, a Setting, Performance/product demands,
and a set of Standards and criteria by which work will be judged.
Build in as much differentiation via options and alternatives in the situation(s) as is feasible without corrupting the validity of the assessment. (i.e. the various options should be
relatively equal in what they demand and reveal about a students understanding.)
The goal is sufficient evidence for each student. Any group component to a task should be
matched by evidence about the individuals understanding. This can be accomplished by
having separate parts to the task (such as a separate sub-task in which roles and perspective
change e.g. from group design team to solo reviewer) or by quizzes and prompts given to
each student (and put in Other Evidence) that assess for the same goals.
Dont end up unwittingly assessing for evidence unrelated to your goals. Keep asking the
2-question validity test and its implications: can the task be done well without understanding? Can the task be done poorly by someone with deep understanding? Then, the
task will not yield valid evidence, by definition. Be especially careful of demanding a mode
or method of assessment that favors some student ability over others in ways that are not at
the heart of your goals, e.g. you end up assessing - unfairly - writing ability or multimedia
facility instead of understanding of the subject.
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M. 19 ASSESSMENT DESIGN TIPS & GUIDELINES

Stage 2: Determine acceptable evidence.
Rubric(s):
Clarify the criteria by which constructed-response work should be judged, and develop
rubrics for each continuum of quality. It doesnt matter whether you have a single rubric
in a matrix form for the various traits or separate pages for each rubric related to each
criterion. What matters is that you assess all the independent variables central to success.
Use as many distinct criteria as needed to ensure excellent feedback. Rule of thumb: the
fewest independent variables. e.g. accuracy is independent of well-developed and
creative so that at least those three criteria should be assessed separately.
Make sure that you identify valid criteria for scoring that suit the transfer goals and
understandings, not just the particulars of the performance tasks (e.g. if the Standard
involves causes and effects of the Civil War, score causal reasoning and insight of
historical analysis not just high-quality museum display)

Other Evidence (quizzes, tests, prompts, observations, dialogues, etc.):

Identify the specific questions related to key knowledge and skill goals from Stage 1 that
you expect students to be able to answer upon completion of this unit.
Typical tests, quizzes, and homework belong in this box: discrete and uncomplicated assessment of skills and factual knowledge that isnt otherwise assessed in the performance
tasks.
Supplement all your performance tasks, as needed, to get more reliable and varied evidence
of understanding, knowledge, and skill for each individual student. This is especially important if you claim that this unit addresses a Standard in an in-depth way, and the performance tasks are basically group projects. You need evidence for each student, ultimately.

The goal is a photo album, not a single snapshot, for the assessments in the unit to be both valid and
reliable.

Dont confuse assessment evidence with giving grades. Just because you plan to assess
it doesnt mean you will give a grade to it. Nor does the assessment score need to translate mechanically into a grade. If the task is difficult and new for students, then grade
accordingly; if the point of the assessment is more for feedback, then dont make it a grade
for achievement, only process and effort, etc. This is not to say: dont give grades. It is to
say: dont confuse feedback to students with the separate act of giving grades. [Local
grading policy may be in need for discussion and revision as a separate issue.]
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