Unit 8
P/F Writing Assignment


Performance-based tasks are meant to be more authentic or realistic than the usual paper-and-pencil task. If you look at the web notes for this week, you will see that performance items can range widely in how realistic they are. Be sure your performance-based item has some element of realism.

  1. Write one performance-based item for your test. Specify the specific learning outcome and Bloom level it addresses.
  2. Explain why the item is (or is not) the most appropriate item type for the specific learning outcome and Bloom level it addresses.
  3. Explain what is authentic about it.
  4. Please create a scoring rubric or rating scale for scoring performance on this task.

Note: You will have one performance-based item in your test construction project.