States integrate performance-based assessments as a complement or alternative to traditional multiple-choice tests within a broader assessment strategy¶

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q2 i? Case-study states combine performance assessments with, rather than replace, standardized multiple-choice testing, embedding them in broader assessment systems such as Virginia's Balanced Assessment Plan and Colorado's Graduation Menu of Options. → Jenna Howard Terrell 2023

Evidence¶

Jenna Howard Terrell 2023¶

Jenna Howard Terrell, Sarah Barzee. (2023). Graduation Requirements and Measures: A Review of Performance Assessment Implementation in Select States for the New York State Education Department. WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED633310

q2 · i? · qualitative · r1

Cross-case synthesis of the landscape scan and state interviews. The report found states "are integrating performance assessments into a broader assessment strategy," citing Virginia's Balanced Assessment Plan and Colorado's Graduation Menu of Options as examples.

"The information synthesized through the scan and case studies demonstrated that states are integrating performance assessments into a broader assessment strategy. Even within states where performance assessments are required for certain grades and subjects, this is only one of the assessments that students take during the school year."

Discussion¶

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