Task Design Principles
Designing Principles for Social Studies Performance Assessment Design
- Use real-world issues that students have to make sense of OR a global problem that students need to solve.
- Establish a set of explicit student expectations to maintain transparency and rigor.
- Use multi-dimensional criteria aligned to the following aspects of the C3 FRAMEWORKS Dimensions
- Performance Expectations
- Disciplinary Core Ideas
- Enduring Concepts
- College and Career Ready Practices
- Incorporate the design of question-specific multi-dimensional rubrics to assess student knowledge and skills.
- Permit teachers to use assessment data to inform future instruction.
