Purposes and audiences may include accountability for a state legislature, program evaluation for a review team, certification of achievement for high school graduation requirement, etc. They believe the student's learning stops as the testing begins. Critics characterize performance assessment as taking more time than standardized testing and requiring sophisticated skills that some teachers do not possess. The large processes and concepts of the Profile's ten areas of learning . The difference between assessment and evaluation .
Evaluation is a judgment about achievement based on the evidence.
The difference between course letter grades and achievement scores for standards . Criteria for letter grades vary among teachers. Scores on standards are based on the degree to which student achieve the specified knowledge and skills. The role of high, clearly defined expectations for increasing student achievement . Preservice teachers understand and can apply A repertoire of strategies that support standards-based instruction .