Project Based Assessment

• Getting Started
• PBA Roles and Responsibilities
• Videos
• PBA Presentations
• Training Materials
• Released Field Test Projects
• For Parents
• Senate Bill 880 FAQ

• Getting Started
• Getting Started: Assessment Coordinator
• Getting Started: Student
• Getting Started: Test Administrator
• Getting Started: Tutor

• PBA Roles and Responsibilities
• PBA Key Roles

• Videos

• PBA Presentations
• Procedures for Students with Disabilities - August 8, 2014

• Training Materials
• User Guide for Assessment Coordinators
• User Guide for Tutors
• User Guide for Evaluators
• User Guide for Students

• Released Field Test Projects
• Accessing Project Based Assessment Released Projects
  The links below provide access to projects utilized in the 2013 Project Based Assessment field test. These projects are available as PDF files. Remember that actual projects are accessed and completed online. These projects are available as a practice resource and as models of Project Based Assessments.
  Each module of the Keystone Exams for the content areas assessed will have one PBA available each year. New projects will be implemented each year – again with one project per module for each content area.
  If you will be employing these released projects to model the actual PBA process with students, keep in mind that a tutor provides remediation/ supplemental instruction related to the Assessment Anchor/Eligible Content (AA/EC) for the module in which the student is completing a project. The tutor may identify specific project related AA/EC for which the student requires instruction; however, no direct assistance on the actual project may be provided.
  
  Understanding Project Design
  Project Based Assessments are built around the following specifications:
  
  • A project is designed to be completed within a 5-7 hour timeframe although it is not a timed test. Students may have as much time as they need to complete the work.
  • Project based assessments are module specific and are tied to as many AA/EC as is reasonable to create a cohesive project.
  • Each module meets the proficiency level of the Performance Level Descriptors and assesses the Assessment Anchor and Eligible Content (http://www.pdesas.org/module/assessment/pages/keystone/) for that module.
  • Projects reflect Webb’s Depth of Knowledge of the Keystone Exams: Level 2 and 3.
  • Projects include multiple tasks with checkpoints at the end of each task. (When working online, students must submit their work for approval by the Tutor before moving onto the next task.)
  • Information, data, and other resources to complete the project are included in the project itself.
  
  Released projects are listed below. Click on the link to download a project.

  Algebra I, Module 1	Operations and Linear Equations and Inequalities	Daytona Beach, Here We Come
  Algebra I, Module 2	Linear Functions and Data Organizations	Winter Fun Fair
  Biology, Module A	Cells and Cells Processes	Is it Alive?
  Biology, Module B	Continuity and Unity of Life	Pamammals
  Literature, Module 1	Fiction	Literary Reviewer
  Literature, Module 2	Non-Fiction	BP Oil Spill

• For Parents
• PBA Information for Parents or Guardians

• Senate Bill 880 FAQ
• Senate Bill 880 FAQ