PERFORMANCE TASKS
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Performance tasks in physics push students beyond fact memorization and textbook problem-solving by asking them to apply their knowledge and skills in order to do something that has a relevance to their lives. This module introduces performance tasks in physics with a focus on E&M.
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KNOWLEDGE-SKILLS-MINDSET to be gained by participating:
Knowledge: Teachers know what performance tasks look like in a physics classroom and understand how they play a role in student engagement, learning, and assessment.
Skills: Teachers develop lesson plans that ask students to perform to demonstrate their knowledge, understanding, and proficiency.
Mindset: Teachers believe that student performance tasks motivate students by asking them to apply their knowledge and skills in order to do something that has a relevance to their lives. Teachers understand that performance tasks serve as evidence of student learning.
Skills: Teachers develop lesson plans that ask students to perform to demonstrate their knowledge, understanding, and proficiency.
Mindset: Teachers believe that student performance tasks motivate students by asking them to apply their knowledge and skills in order to do something that has a relevance to their lives. Teachers understand that performance tasks serve as evidence of student learning.