Performance Tasks

Performance Tasks

Performance tasks reflect the belief that students learn best by doing. Active and authentic, they honor the integrated nature and higher cognitive level of the new standards by asking students to confront and analyze multiple sources, create an original critical lens through which to view the subject, and design and create a culminating product, whether a presentation, composition or audio/visual production.

More than simply a part of the summative assessment, these performance tasks and their related rubrics marry instruction and assessment, creating a common language of expectation between student and teacher with an emphasis on formative uses.

Grade level performance tasks can be accessed from the dropdown menu above or with these thinks:

• K-2 Performance Tasks
• 3-5 Performance Tasks
• 6-8 Performance Tasks
• 9-12 Performance Tasks
• Professional Development

The performance tasks found here are working models created by Idaho teachers participating in the Idaho Coaching Network.