Designing Performance Tasks

Designing Performance Tasks

Authentic Performance Tasks

Designing Meaningful Assessments in World Language Classes

An Intro to Performance Tasks (Jay McTighe presentation)

Authentic Performance Tasks (Powerpoint)

27 Characteristics of Authentic Assessment (Wiggins article)

Authentic Tasks

GRASPS model

SQUARE model

SCRAP Model for Designing Performance Tasks

S= Situation	C= Challenge	R= Role	A= Audience	P= Product
School Community center Animal shelter Public library Food bank Child care room Tutoring center Summer camp Online or brick and mortar store After school program Local tourism office Community gym Local museum Local zoo Guidance office Homeless shelter Celebration/ party Accident Natural disaster Plan for vacation Help family member/ neighbor Plan for new home Travel agency Illness/injury	Emergency Giving directions Renting an Airbnb Lost item Letter writing campaign Donation collection Understanding a recipe Hosting an event Attending an event Change in plans Information needed Completing an application/ . interview Assistance needed Recommendation Seeking opinion/ advice Giving opinion/advice Returning or exchanging an item Compare/Contrast Give an explanation Provide justification Show proof Make a proposal Do a demonstration Teach or coach someone	Student Exchange student Student leader Host student Guide/docent Volunteer Intern Tutor Employee Camp counselor Teammate Customer Guest Reporter Blogger Tourist/Traveler Critic Attendee Friend Neighbor Club member Author Candidate Editor Penpal Reader Viewer Visitor	Classmates New student(s) Teacher School community Teammates Family member Friend Neighbor Waiter/ waitress Police officer Prospective students Customers Clients Guests Club members Concierge Employer Public Administrator Elected official	Infographic Poster/flyer Public service announcement Video Vlog/blog post Guide Email Commentary Essay Testimonial Schedule Contest entry Letter/note Commercial Brochure Guest book entry Voicemail Article Editorial Journal/diary entry Map Online profile Recipe Social media post Invitation Food order Itinerary Welcome packet Menu Plans Ad/listing Interview Review Application Illustration Cartoon

Performance Verbs and Ideas

Volunteering at...	Community center Animal shelter Public library Food bank Child care room A tutoring center After school program Local tourism office Homeless shelter
Applying for...	Study abroad program Hosting an exchange student An internship A job
Working at...	Community gym Local museum as docent Local zoo Guidance office as student assistant Summer camp Travel agency as an intern
Providing assistance to...	New student Someone who has an emergency Neighbor who speaks target language Parents for renting Airbnb/timeshare in target language country A family member
Organizing...	A letter writing campaign Donations or a needy cause An event/party
Explaining...	A recipe How to play a game/sport Your symptoms to a doctor/pharmacist That you are lost That you have lost your passport
Directing...	Someone who is lost (in your town, in a museum, etc.) A new student around campus
Recommending...	Tourist sites Restaurants Movies Shows for binge watching
Attending...	Sports camp A celebration A presentation A concert/play
Communicating with...	Sister city School in target language country Fellow online game player Waiter/waitress in restaurant Exchange student coming to your school Your friend who will visit you during a study abroad Favorite singer, musician, band
Creating...	An infographic A poster/flyer Public service announcement YouTube Live video Website post, blog post Guide for new students

Steps

Use the SCRAP lists to create a real world scenario.
Consider the cultural context.
Keep in mind the expected proficiency level.
Align to learning targets.
Offer a bulleted list of “think abouts”

Provide a graphic organizer as support.

Key language functions

Clementi/Terrill, 2015

Asking and responding to questions
Describing people, places, and things
Expressing feelings and emotions
Expressing preferences and opinions
Maintaining a conversation or discussion in person or virtually
Telling and retelling stories
Summarizing authentic oral texts
Interpreting authentic written texts
Presenting information orally and in writing

Sample Scenarios/Tasks

You are volunteering at a community center where you are helping students with their homework assignments.	You are volunteering at a local animal shelter and need to explain to a prospective pet owner how to feed and care for their new pet	You are applying for a scholarship for a study abroad program and must send in a video describing yourself.
You are working at the community gym and are asked to help a new member who does not speak English to become oriented to the gym	You are volunteering at the local public library and are asked to help some children who do not speak English select books to read in the target language based on their interests	You are asked to accompany a new student at your school around to his/her classes on the first day of school
You are a student assistant in the guidance office at your school and you are helping a newly arrived student understand the courses available to him/her	You volunteer at a local food pantry and you have been asked to help a new volunteer understand how things are organized	You organize some friends to volunteer time during back to school night at your school to work in the child care room. You do a quick lesson with your classmates in the target language so that they can communicate with non-English speaking students
You are volunteering at your local community center to help people sign up to vote.	You organize a group of friends to write notes of encouragement for students in a local shelter who do not speak English	A group of students are visiting and based on their dietary needs, you are recommending restaurants in the area
You play on your school’s team and must explain your sport (field hockey, lacrosse, baseball) to a newly arrived exchange student who is interested in learning a new sport.	Describe your parent/friend to a store clerk to get gift ideas.	Describe your backpack/purse/suitcase contents to hotel clerk/baggage claim attendant/police officer.
Describe a recent episode of your favorite show to binge watch.	Describe your favorite recipe/dish/meal, how to make it, and why you like it.	Tell how you contribute to saving the environment and what steps others can take.
Tell about an unusual incident you witnessed.	Describe your celebrity crush and compare him/her to another celebrity.	Write a review of an Airbnb in which you recently stayed.
Tell about your favorite things to do/play when you were a child.	Tell about a trip/adventure you’d like to go on.	Describe a lost item/friend/travel group and how you found it/them.
Describe you make a great best friend		Give advice to a prospective pet owner on how to care for the pet he/she recently adopted.

Blank editable graphic organizers to use for assessment design

Blank organizers from ACTFL to use for assessment design