1 / 17

Project Based Assessments

Project Based Assessments. An Alternative Pathway to Proficiency 2013 Field Test. Project Based Assessment Overview. Created by PA educators guided by curriculum experts Scaffolded tasks building to the creation and submission of a Project Based Assessment

limei
Download Presentation

Project Based Assessments

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript


  1. Project Based Assessments An Alternative Pathway to Proficiency 2013 Field Test

  2. Project Based Assessment Overview • Created by PA educators guided by curriculum experts • Scaffolded tasks building to the creation and submission of a Project Based Assessment • Approximate five to seven hour time frame for completion of actual assessment • Student completes the project work before, during, or after school in supervised environment • Logistics and locations for project completion determined by district • PSSA accommodations apply

  3. Roles in the PBA • Intermediate Unit • District Level Administrator • School Site Administrator • PBA Monitor • PBA Tutor • Student • Review Panel Members

  4. Responsibilities of District Administrator District Administrator • Acts as liaison with IU regional representatives • Communicates PBA concept to stakeholders • Oversees the implementation of the PBAs in district schools • Supports environment to ensure accuracy and security • Recommends educators to serve on statewide review panels

  5. Responsibilities of Site Administrator Site Administrator • Ensures that students have participated in a satisfactory manner in supplemental instructional services prior to PBA • Supports environment to ensure accuracy and security • Provides an overview of the PBA concept, the online portal, and the project requirements to stakeholders • Identifies project needs for students and assigns appropriate projects • Determines timeline for completion, i.e., number of weeks to work on PBA • Notifies student of PBA start date and previews site with students • Assigns project monitors and tutors to PBA students • Schedules students for supervised sessions in before, during, and/or after school

  6. Monitoring PBA Work PBA Monitor • Logs student onto secure portal • Supports environment to ensure accuracy and security • May be the assigned tutor, study hall teacher, librarian, etc.

  7. Responsibilities of the PBA Tutor PBA Tutor • Reviews project activities at designated checkpoints to permit student to continue • Supports environment to ensure accuracy and security • Provides remediation on the Eligible Content based upon student need (does NOT tutor or instruct on specific activities in PBA) • Evaluates project based upon evaluative criteria; submits project for regional review or provides remediation for project revisions, as necessitated by criteria

  8. Responsibility of the Student Student • Gains an understanding of PBA portal, project components, and expectations • Completes PBA activities online; stops at designated checkpoints to await tutor approval; completes final project for submission, as appropriate. • Requests help as needed • Communicates with tutor as necessary • Completes PBA within district prescribed timeline

  9. Responsibility of the Evaluator Project Review Team Members (Evaluators) • Participate in PBA evaluation training • Evaluate PBAs for defined courses (subject certified teachers) • Award satisfactory/unsatisfactory evaluation and provide annotation for unsatisfactory projects

  10. PBA Design • Online Delivery • Secure Site • Accessible by Defined Roles • Student Access • Tutor Access • Administrator Access

  11. PBA Design The Tutor access is unique and password protected.  It provides access to all assigned projects and student communication.

  12. I wonder…

  13. Contact Information • Contacts: Project Based Assessments Jean Dyszel jmdyszel@verizon.net Project Based Assessments Rita Perez rperez@pa.gov Keystone Exams Rich Maraschiello c-marasch@pa.gov

  14. Site Access Online Portal Features • Help (Video) • Messages • Projects • Project Activities • Scoring Guide • Study Resources

More Related