Interest is growing in assessing students鈥� learning by having them show what they can do with what they know. But educators often disagree about what terms like performance assessment and project-based learning really mean in the classroom. In an effort to clear up some of the confusion, 91制片厂视频 Week writers developed definitions for six performance-assessment related terms, including proficiency-based learning, project-based learning, standards-based grading, and portfolios. See the results in this animated glossary.
Catherine Gewertz, Senior Contributing Writer; Stephen Sawchuk, Assistant Managing Editor; Sarah D. Sparks, Assistant Editor; and Madeline Will, Assistant Managing Editor contributed to this video.
