Unlike tasks usually offered in schools, challenging tasks are typically complex and required sustained amounts of time. Such tasks also require students to stretch their thinking and social skills in order to be successful. Authentic tasks correspond to tasks in the home and workplace. Such collaboration can take place with peers and mentors within school or with diverse people outside of school. Assessment of Engaged Learning Performance-Based.
Students construct knowledge and create artifacts to represent their learning.
Ideally, students also are involved in generating performance criteria and are instrumental in the overall design, evaluation, and reporting of their assessment. The overriding purpose of assessment is to improve learning. The performance criteria should be clear, well articulated, and part of the students' learning experience prior to assessment. Indeed, developing standards of excellence for learning and thinking is an important part of learning. Interwoven with Curriculum and Instruction.