Performance Based Assessments

By Rachael QuattroCulinary Arts Instructor

JTED @ Santa Rita

What are PBA’s?

Performance Based Assessments are technical assessments based on

industry and nationally recognized standards that document student

performance and skill level

PBA Versus Traditional Assessments

Traditional Evaluation Model: End-of-Program Assessments

Students who complete two years of a Career and Technical Education course are considered “completers” and are evaluated based on an End-of-Program Assessment: an online test of 100 multiple choice questions from a standards-based data bank.

Typical CTE Classes

Typical CTE Assessment

Downfall of End-of-Program Assessments

• Much of the Career and Technical Education courses is

hands-on/skills-based yet the end-of-program assessment tests knowledge in a completely

different format then how students have learned

Why PBA? • Traditional multiple choice assessments do not provide an adequate picture of the skills gained through CTE programs, Performance Based assessments allow students to demonstrate the standards obtained.

JTED Pilot Program:

• Spring 2012- Culinary and Early Childhood were chosen to pilot the Performance Based Assessments for JTED to determine if this is a viable option as an alternative to the End-of-Program Assessment.

• Both Culinary and ECE incorporated a hands-on assessment to be scored by professionals in the community along with a portfolio component to be scored by instructors.

Culinary Arts PBA:• Students were tasked to prepare a dinner chicken salad with vinaigrette using a given list of ingredients. Students were able to choose their own method of preparing the chicken breast and plating. They were then given specific knife cuts and directions for creating the emulsified dressing.

Skills Assessed in the Hands-On Piece of the PBA in the Culinary Pilot:

• Safety and Sanitation

• Professionalism

• Time Management

• Knife Skills

• Skill Level of Food Preparation

• Food Presentation

Judges use a rubric toscore students on preset criteria

Students are given 60 minutes

to execute their work plan

Students show are required to dress

according to industry standards

The chefs questionstudents as to how they plan to use leftover

produce to minimize food waste

Student Testimonials:

“It was great, the chef’s loved my food and complimented my knife cuts”

-Jenny Straight

Student Testimonials:

• “It was really scary at first but the judge’s were really nice. The chef’s gave really good feedback. They told me what they liked and gave me good suggestions on how to make it better next time. I have made that recipe for my family at least a hundred times now! They love it.”

-Jordan Reed

Student Testimonials:

I think the PBA is better than the other assessments, I like the hands-on testing. It is a better learning experience.

-Christian Norris

Student Testimonials:

“I really liked the the performance based assessments because I was able to show skills to professionals and get feedback on how to improve. It gives a real life experience.”

-Bethanie Spencer

Portfolio Component:

• Personal Information

• Job Acquisition Skills

• Community Involvement

• Academic Integration

Subcomponents Include:

Employment Portfolio Rubric Name:_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

4. Distinguished 3. Proficient 2. Apprentice 1. NoviceIntroduction: Introduced oneself in a

way that gains the readers attention. Introduced name, grade level and other pertinent information. Included a table of contents.

Introduced name, grade level and other pertinent information. Included a table of contents.

Introduced oneself but missing some pertinent information. Table is contents is incomplete.

No cover page or table of contents included to introduce the portfolio.

Contents: Included all required content and some optional content.

Included all required content.

Portfolio is missing some of the required content.

Portfolio is missing most of the required content.

Aesthetics: Created a visually pleasing portfolio that follows a distinct theme. Included divider pages or electronic categories with both graphics and text.

Created a tidy portfolio. Included divider pages or electronic categories with clearly marked headings.

Created a mostly tidy portfolio. Divider pages or categories were incomplete.

Created an untidy portfolio with no divider pages.

Writing-Conventions:

MyT4L Rubric www.tech4learning.com

Notes:

Portfolio contained no spelling, grammar, capitalization or punctuation errors. Sentences are all well-formed.

Portfolio contained fewer than 3 minor spelling, grammar, capitalization or punctuation errors.

Portfolio contained more than 3 minor spelling, grammar, capitalization or punctuation errors.

Portfolio contained major spelling, grammar, capitalization or punctuation errors.

Portfolio Requirements Reinforce Core Content

Benefits of the Portfolio Component

• Students walk away with a tangible product to show to future employers and educational institutions

• Students receive higher positions and higher pay when they enter the workforce

• Students develop an understanding of what their goals and gain direction for their future

Weaknesses of PBA:

• Time Restraints

•Additional planning for Instructors

• Cost involved for Materials

• Securing professionals from the subject area to assess work

•Difficult to find a PBA that measures all of the standards

Solutions:

• Involve students in planning and mise en place

• Talk to local grocers and see if they are able to donate materials

• Markets on the Move

• Go to your advisory to find local professionals who are more than happy to assist

• Have benchmark performance based assessments throughout the year to document student skill level of other standards

Benefits to Students:

• Encourages students to reflect on their own learning

• Instills a belief that instruction and assessment is meaningful

• Students make an investment in their own learning

• Students learn to work under pressure

• Students learn the importance of planning ahead and following that plan

• Students learn from professionals and how to demonstrate Professionalism

The End!!!!!