Download or read book Designing and Using Performance Tasks written by Tracey K. Shiel and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2016-09-14 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stretch student thinking with performance-based tasks. With the continual increase of high-stakes assessments also comes the surge of professional development on designing performance-based tasks. Providing step-by-step insights, this book shows you how to incorporate performance tasks as a tool to teach, monitor, and extend student learning. If you’re ready to stretch your students’ thinking, grab a copy of this how-to guide to help you: Make instructional decisions based on student performance of learning tasks Incorporate learning progressions as an integral part of planning performance tasks Close the “knowing–doing” gap by focusing on considerations for successful implementation