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Publisher's Acknowledgements |
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1. Performance-Based Learning and Assessment |
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Traditional Versus Brain-Friendly Assessments |
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Importance of Performance Assessment |
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Alignment of Curriculum and Assessment |
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Assessment as Continuous Monitoring |
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Assessment as Tool for Learning |
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2. The Six Pillars of Performance Task Development |
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Set Up Clear Performance Goals |
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Employ "Authentic" Project Tasks |
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Teach and Emphasize Criteria Levels and Performance Standards |
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Provide Models and Demonstrations of Excellence |
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Teach Strategies Explicitly |
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Use Ongoing Assessments for Feedback and Adjustments |
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Brain-Compatible Framework |
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3. Multiple Intelligences and Brain-Compatible Learning |
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Theory of Multiple Intelligences |
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Multiple Intelligences Model |
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Assessment for Multiple Intelligences |
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4. Performance-Based Instructional Strategies |
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Writing and Communicating in the Classroom |
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5. Problem-Solving Strategies |
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Study Skills, Thinking Skills, and Thinking Processes |
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Organizational Strategies |
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6. Teaching and Assessing With the Rubric |
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Brain-Compatible Assessment |
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7. Teaching and Assessing With the Portfolio |
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Principles and Standards for School Mathematics |
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