PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT--Our New Place on the Web

Dr. David Vocke and Dr. Greg Bryant of Towson University created this web site for teachers in MD and around the country to create exciting lessons and performance assessments using web based resources and lesson plans.  The site supports ELED 685 and SCED 779.  To register for these courses for Summer 2001, check the Summer Registration Bulletin or contact us via e-mail

VISIT WEB SITES CREATED BY STUDENTS IN ELED 685 AND SCED 779

What is Performance Assessment?

Maryland WWW Links Related to Understanding Performance Assessment

Performance Assessment is known by many names such as authentic assessment, MSPAP, and other names.  As an assessment device, performance assessment places the learner in new or novel situations requiring the learner to apply knowledge, skills or attitudes previously learned.  Performance assessment demonstrates the learner's ability to integrate knowledge, skills and processes.  The learner is required to perform a task rather than to select an answer from a ready made list.  Evaluation of the response is based on criteria called a rubric.  Performance assessment relies heavily on the learner's ability to use written language.  For more information, go to the Office of Education Consumer Guide to Performance Assessment

SCED 779 SOCIAL STUDIES WELCOME PAGE

Maryland State Department of Education

A Maryland Teacher Created Performance Assessment Example

Steps in Designing a Performance Assesment-MSDE Approved Process

School Improvement in Maryland

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Originally, Dr. Greg Bryant and Dr. David Vocke developed Social Studies in Maryland: The Teacher's Online Resource to assist classroom teachers in utilizing web resources for lesson plan development.  If you are interested in exploring our first web site, click the red banner below

WEB RESOURCES: PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT

Towson University Courseinfo Site for SCED 779 and ELED 685

for a sample performance assessment

Web Page Review Assignments for SCED 779 and ELED 685

Dr. Greg Bryant or Dr. David Vocke

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Updated August 8,  2002

With the demise of MSPAP, we believe that perfomance assessment will take a back seat to any new testing.  Since Social Studies will not be tested, we suspect that very little Social Studies teaching will occur in most classrooms.  We will be working on ideas to encourage Social Studies teaching and will use this page to project new ideas.