Describe the procedures for determining individualized performance criteria for students on written performance tasks

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

Most teachers use written performance tasks to determine mastery. Rate criteria for written work should be based on the speed with which students can write numerals. A reasonable criterion is about two-thirds of the rate at which a student can write digits. A student’s writing ability can be determined by giving a 1-minute timed test. The teacher would instruct the students to write the numerals 1 through 9 as many times as he or she can. The student’s writing rate is determined by counting the number of digits written during the minute. By multiplying that number by 2/3, the teacher can estimate how many digits a student should be able to write as answers during a 1-minute timing. For example, a student who writes 60 digits in one minute can probably write 40 digits as answers in a 1-minute fact timing (60 x 2/3 = 40).