SCALE Performance Task Database

Source	Task
Source Mathematics Assessment Project (MAP) by MARS: Shell Center, University of Nottingham & UC Berkeley Subject Mathematics Grade Level 9, 10, 11, 12	A Golden Crown? This task uses ratios and proportional relationships to determine if the King's crown is made of solid gold. This task includes: 1. Task Description 2. Scoring Rubric
Source West Virginia Teach21 Project Based Learning Subject History/Social Studies Grade Level 9, 10, 11, 12	A Great Place to Visit! In this task, students will participate in a community or historical "revitalization" effort by developing a Walking Tour throughout the local town/city in which their school resides (or, alternatively, a museum or monument for a particular historical time period/era). Working in teams of about four, students identify community landmarks that should be included on the walking tour, engage in research surrounding the history of those landmarks using primary and secondary resources, and communicate their findings by writing and recording a narrative that will guide the tour. Additionally, students will create a map on which landmarks will be identified and design an appropriate sign or marker to identify the stops along the tour. Each team may present their plan for a walking tour to members of a guest "Community Revitalization Committee"; one team’s plan may be selected for implementation. The task includes detailed rubrics for Group Participation/norms & expectations, resources for group division of duties, and overall project rubrics and assessment outcomes.
Source Washington State Classroom- Based Assessments Subject Health and Physical Education Grade Level 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12	A Letter to the Publisher In A Letter to the Publisher students will identify negative messages (relating to body image, peer pressure, etc.) contained in advertisements; describe changes that could be made to advertisements that would result in a positive effect. This task includes: Directions for Administration Recommendation for Time Management Teacher Worksheet Student Worksheet Rubrics Resourses
Source Stanford Beyond the Bubble Subject History/Social Studies Grade Level 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12	A Perspective on Slavery This task requires students to weigh the values and limitations of a document as historical evidence, as it relates to conditions slaves faced in the United States. Students well-versed in sourcing a document will be able to explain that the account of Henry Nelson, a son of former slaves, is useful in that it was informed by his parents whom, again, were slaves at the end of the Civil War. Students will also point out, however, that Nelson was offering second-hand information, making his interview less useful as specific evidence of the conditions facing slaves at the end of the war. Resources include PDF downloads of the assessment with source materials, and a rubric with benchmark descriptors.
Source College Board Advanced Placement Exam Subject Art Grade Level 9, 10, 11, 12	AP Art History 2007 Free-Response Questions Free-Response Questions Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6 Sample Responses Q7 Sample Responses Q8 Sample Responses Q9 Score Distributions
Source College Board Advanced Placement Exam Subject Art Grade Level 9, 10, 11, 12	AP Art History 2008 Free-Response Questions Free-Response Questions Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6 Sample Responses Q7 Sample Responses Q8 Sample Responses Q9 Score Distributions
Source College Board Advanced Placement Exam Subject Art Grade Level 9, 10, 11, 12	AP Art History 2009 Free-Response Questions Free-Response Questions Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6 Sample Responses Q7 Sample Responses Q8 Sample Responses Q9 Score Distributions
Source College Board Advanced Placement Exam Subject Art Grade Level 9, 10, 11, 12	AP Art History 2010 Free-Response Questions Free-Response Questions Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6 Sample Responses Q7 Sample Responses Q8 Sample Responses Q9 Score Distributions
Source College Board Advanced Placement Exam Subject Art Grade Level 9, 10, 11, 12	AP Art History 2011 Free-Response Questions Free-Response Questions Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6 Sample Responses Q7 Sample Responses Q8 Sample Responses Q9 Score Distributions
Source College Board Advanced Placement Exam Subject Art Grade Level 9, 10, 11, 12	AP Art History 2012 Free-Response Questions Free-Response Questions Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6 Sample Responses Q7 Sample Responses Q8 Score Distributions

Source

Task

Source
Mathematics Assessment Project (MAP) by MARS: Shell Center, University of Nottingham & UC Berkeley

Subject
Mathematics

Grade Level
9, 10, 11, 12

A Golden Crown?

This task uses ratios and proportional relationships to determine if the King's crown is made of solid gold.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Scoring Rubric

Source
West Virginia Teach21 Project Based Learning

Subject
History/Social Studies

Grade Level
9, 10, 11, 12

A Great Place to Visit!

In this task, students will participate in a community or historical "revitalization" effort by developing a Walking Tour throughout the local town/city in which their school resides (or, alternatively, a museum or monument for a particular historical time period/era). Working in teams of about four, students identify community landmarks that should be included on the walking tour, engage in research surrounding the history of those landmarks using primary and secondary resources, and communicate their findings by writing and recording a narrative that will guide the tour. Additionally, students will create a map on which landmarks will be identified and design an appropriate sign or marker to identify the stops along the tour.

Each team may present their plan for a walking tour to members of a guest "Community Revitalization Committee"; one team’s plan may be selected for implementation.

The task includes detailed rubrics for Group Participation/norms & expectations, resources for group division of duties, and overall project rubrics and assessment outcomes.

Source
Washington State Classroom- Based Assessments

Subject
Health and Physical Education

Grade Level
5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

A Letter to the Publisher

In A Letter to the Publisher students will identify negative messages (relating to body image, peer pressure, etc.) contained in advertisements; describe changes that could be made to advertisements that would result in a positive effect.

This task includes:

Directions for Administration
Recommendation for Time Management
Teacher Worksheet
Student Worksheet
Rubrics
Resourses

Source
Stanford Beyond the Bubble

Subject
History/Social Studies

Grade Level
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

A Perspective on Slavery

This task requires students to weigh the values and limitations of a document as historical evidence, as it relates to conditions slaves faced in the United States. Students well-versed in sourcing a document will be able to explain that the account of Henry Nelson, a son of former slaves, is useful in that it was informed by his parents whom, again, were slaves at the end of the Civil War. Students will also point out, however, that Nelson was offering second-hand information, making his interview less useful as specific evidence of the conditions facing slaves at the end of the war.

Resources include PDF downloads of the assessment with source materials, and a rubric with benchmark descriptors.