They must also understand the dynamics of the car so that if they see a potential problem in the design, they can make suggestions to better improve the final product. Workers, whatever their role, are expected to perform specific tasks but also to understand overall aspects and goals of the system, company or industry which employs them. In education and in the workplace, we have come from learning simple, isolated facts to demonstrating how our learning can solve problems and complete assigned tasks. Through most of this past century, the emphasis had been on acquisition of basic skills in reading, math and language in order to function successfully. Today, students enter a more complex society where expectations of basic skills include far more than reading, ciphering and recitation of isolated facts.
Performance based education seeks to make what is learned in school useful in daily life.
In the past, assessments or tests often determined what was taught. Today, new types of assessments and tests are demanding that students show what they know and can do. Success on these tests require more than a good memory. Students must apply their knowledge and problem solving strategies rather than simply selecting correct answers on multiple choice tests. 6993 Harrisburg, PA 17112-0993.