BC Education - Dance 11 and 12 - Appendix D: Assessment and Evaluation

The samples in this section show how a teacher might link criteria to learning outcomes. Each sample is based on prescribed learning outcomes taken from one or more organizers. The samples provide background information to explain the classroom context ; suggested instruction tasks and strategies; the tools and methods used to gather assessment information; and the criteria used to evaluate student performance.

How the Samples are Organized

There are five parts to each sample:

identification of the prescribed learning outcomes
overview
planning for assessment and evaluation
defining the criteria
assessing and evaluating student performance

Prescribed Learning Outcomes

This part identifies the organizer or organizers and the specific prescribed learning outcomes selected for the sample.

Overview

This is a summary of the key features of the sample.

Planning for Assessment and Evaluation

This part outlines:

background information to explain the classroom context
instructional tasks
the opportunities that students were given to practise learning
the feedback and support that was offered students by the teacher
the ways in which the teacher prepared students for the assessment

Defining the Criteria

This part illustrates the specific criteria, which are based on prescribed learning outcomes, the assessment task, and various reference sets.

Assessing and Evaluating Student Performance

This part includes:

assessment tasks or activities
the support that the teacher offered students
tools and methods used to gather the assessment information
the way the criteria were used to evaluate the student performance

Evaluation Samples

The samples on the following pages illustrate how a teacher might apply criterion-referenced evaluation in Dance 11 and 12.

Sample 1: Performance Grade 11
Present a Dance
Sample 2: Performance Grade 12
Push Your Boundaries
Sample 3: Choreography Grade 11
Choreography for Large Groups of Dancers
Sample 4: Choreography Grade 12
Multicultural Carousel

Revised: January 25, 1999

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