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"In the 21st century, students will not be evaluated on their ability to complete multiple-choice exams or memorize facts, but rather on the ability to think critically and creatively, communicate clearly, conduct authentic research using new media, and write persuasively and passionately. These skills call for the next generation of assessment—high quality performance assessments that measure how well a student transfers knowledge and applies complex skills in demonstrations of learning."
        -Quality Performance Assessment: Harnessing the Power of Teacher and Student Learning.
Professional Development for the
Next Generation of Assessments
Since the fall of 2008, the Center for Collaborative Education has partnered with the Nellie Mae Education Foundation to explore the power of performance assessments to transform student learning and teacher practice. Through QPA, we have collaborated with a diverse group of 20 schools to strengthen and document local assessment systems and to implement common performance assessments across schools. This work has led to creation of a set of Common Core aligned performance tasks with teacher materials and student work samples that have been field tested in schools.

 (Click here to learn more about the QPA Common Core Aligned Performance Assessments.)

 

Through our work with schools we have also developed tested professional development models that support teacher assessment literacy and use of performance assessments.

 (Click here to learn more about QPA professional development.)

QPA in the News

QPA and Network Schools featured in February issue of eSchoolNews

Read article about the power of performance assessment.  For their February issue, eSchoolNews has just published “Performance assessment making a comeback in schools” by Dennis Pierce, which features the work of two QPA Network members: Frances Parker Charter Essential School and the Pentucket Regional School District.  The article concludes that PA is a powerful answer to the use of shallow testing in short-answer tests. It refers extensively to work done by QPA and the soon to be released white paper: Quality Performance Assessments: Harnessing the Power of Student and Teacher Learning

QPA and Performance Assessment at the Coalition of Essential Schools National Conference: 2011 Fall Forum in Providence, Rhode Island

CCE, NYPSC and CSSR collaborated around the critical role of performance assessments in policy and practice. QPA presented the following sessions at the CES 2011 Fall Forum focused on practitioner-developed performance assessment: Political Advocacy for Practitioner-Based Performance Assessment, Performance Assessment Essentials: Keeping Students and Teachers at the Center, and Data-Driven Performance Assessment.

QPA presents at the 2011 CCSSO National Conference on Student Assessment in Orland, Florida- QPA Presentation: "Three States' Performance Assessment Initiatives Emphasizing Professional Development and Technical Quality"

Christina Brown, Director of QPA presented the QPA professional development model, coaching activities, resources, and performance tasks. Karin Hess, QPA design advisor and Senior Associate at the Center for Assessment was the lead presenter of the 90-minute symposium, and Stuart Kahl, a member of the QPA advisory board and president of Measured Progress was the discussant.  

QPA Presents Paper at AERA 2011 Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana: "Ready for the Future: The Role of Performance Assessments in Shaping Graduates’ Academic, Professional, and Personal Lives"

Paper presentation by Laurie Gagnon of CCE at the paper session titled, “Using Assessment to Improve Student Outcomes.” The session was part of Division H - Research, Evaluation and Assessment in Schools/Section 3: Assessment in the Schools.  Read  paper and other QPA publications.

 
 
Coming in February:
Release of paper entitled, "Quality Performance Assessment: Harnessing the Power of Teacher and Student Learning" by Christina Brown and Pascale Mevs.
  
  
Email qpa@ccebos.org to be notified of the release.
 
 
July 16-19, 2012
  

 


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