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stop counting fish

performance task1 of 3

“Bad…”

john austin

We ask our students, quite

simply, to count fish.

“creating an academy of learners.”

the need for adifferent assessment

institutions are equipped to improve 21st century skills

when they connect teaching, learning, and assessment

through authentic, performance-based practices

(a) William Shakespeare(b) John Updike

(c) Ernest Hemingway(d) None of the above

ContentKnowledge

ContentSkills

GeneralKnowledge

GeneralSkills

so what?

The provision of transferrable skills is

as important as the provision of content

so what?

so what?

The top ten in-demand jobs in 2010 did not exist in 2004.

We are currently preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist

using technologies that have not yet been invented

in order to solve problems that we don’t even know are problems yet.

Proportion of employers who say college should

place MORE emphasis than they do on selected

learning outcomes

so what?

the ability to effectively communicateorally and in writing

73%

critical thinking andanalytic reasoning skills

73%

application of knowledge and skills to real world settings

73%

the ability to analyzeand solve complex problems

64%

What happens when a town is confronted by an

increase in drug use

(during an election season)

small sample

quantitative reasoning

appropriate comparison group

correlation vs. causation

Incorrect (improper?) use of data

ability to filter

but to what purpose?

subverting accountability

admissionscriteria

exit exam

targeting areas for improvementby grade level

targeting areas for improvementby characteristic

aligning

collaboration

collegiatelearningassessment.com/contact

aligning

faculty development

noun action

A specific role

A decision to make

An authentic product

Some stake

SweetgrassWriting

an article

A specific roleA decision to make

An authentic productSome stake

You are a new reporter at a local newspaper, and your editor asks you to investigate whether there is a story behind some conflicting reports about a new sweetener made out of sweetgrass, and to write an email pitching the story. You know that there is another newspaper in town that may get the scoop on the story if you don’t act quickly enough.

The top ten in-demand jobs in 2010 did not exist in 2004.

We are currently preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist

using technologies that have not yet been invented

in order to solve problems that we don’t even know are problems yet.

performance taskbonus


Richard RileyUS Secretary of Education1993-2001

Did You Know? | www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmwwrGV_aiE


The top ten in-demand jobs in 2010 did not exist in 2004. We are currently preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist, using technologies that have not yet been invented, in order to solve problems that we don’t even know are problems yet.


None of the top ten jobs that will exist in 2010 exist today. Rather than focusing on specific technologies or specific problems, we need to equip students with those concepts that are common to all problems, all technologies, all skills

The Jobs Revolution: Changing How America Works. 2004

The provision of transferrable skills is

as important as the provision of content

chris jackson212.217.0845cjackson@cae.orgcollegiatelearningassessment.org/cwrapresentations

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