Please note that many tasks were constructed prior to Common Core and the task alignments to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) were not identified in the task materials. To search for the performance tasks explicitly aligned to the CCSS, Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), or College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards, please go to CCSS, NGSS, and C3 tabs.
| Source | Task |
|---|---|
|
Source Subject Grade Level |
Cone Catch The Cone Catch task allows students to demonstrate their personal movement skills, their physical co-ordination, and their ability to manipulate equipment. Students will complete this task in open space. The resources required for this task are a cone and a small ball. This task is a part of the Movement Skills task series from 1998. |
|
Source Subject Grade Level |
Cut Out Conflict In Cut Out Conflict students will demonstrate conflict resolution skills (verbal and nonverbal) and explain how community resources may help resolve conflict. This task includes:
|
|
Source Subject Grade Level |
Danger In the Danger task, students will look at pictures and be asked to identify the possible dangers there might be to their health or safety and discuss what they could do to protect themselves. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are four picture sets. This task is a part of the Healthy Communities & Environments task series from 1998 by NEMP. |
|
Source Subject Grade Level |
Dear "Stressed and Depressed" In Dear "Stressed and Depressed" students will identify healthy stress management strategies and how they are used to relieve stress; identify signs of depression and describe how community resources may help. This task includes:
|
|
Source Subject Grade Level |
Disappointment The Disappointment task allows students to demonstrate their interpersonal skills. Students will complete this task working in teams. The resources required for this task are a video recording, a laptop computer, and team recording sheet. This task is a part of the Relationships with Other People task series from 2006. This task is classified as a trend task by NEMP. Trend tasks are used to examine trends in student performance: whether they have improved, stayed constant or declined over the four-year period since the previous assessments |
|
Source Subject Grade Level |
Distance Throw The Distance Throw task allows students to demonstrate their throwing skills. Students will complete this task working in open space. The resources required for this task are three small balls, a cone, and a floor plan. This task is a part of the Movement Concepts & Motor Skills task series from 2006. This task is classified as a trend task by NEMP. Trend tasks are used to examine trends in student performance: whether they have improved, stayed constant or declined over the four-year period since the previous assessments. |
|
Source Subject Grade Level |
Dodge The Dodge task allows students to demonstrate their running skills and ability to change directions. Students will complete this task working in open space. The resource required for this task is a floor plan. This task is a part of the Movement Concepts & Motor Skills task series from 2006. This task is classified as a trend task by NEMP. Trend tasks are used to examine trends in student performance: whether they have improved, stayed constant or declined over the four-year period since the previous assessments. |
|
Source Subject Grade Level |
Fair Play The Fair Play task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of rules for fair play in games. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resource required for this task is a highlighter pen. This task is a part of the Healthy Communities & Environments task series from 2006. This task is classified as a trend task by NEMP. Trend tasks are used to examine trends in student performance: whether they have improved, stayed constant or declined over the four-year period since the previous assessments. |
|
Source Subject Grade Level |
Fire! Fire! In the Fire! Fire! task, students will watch a video and discuss fire prevention and what to do if they find a fire. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resource required for this task is a video showing a small fire starting in a towel in front of a heater and a large fire building up from a living room couch. This task is a part of the Healthy Communities & Environments task series from 1998 by NEMP. |
|
Source Subject Grade Level |
First Aid In the First Aid task, students will watch a short video and discuss what they would be the most suitable first aid for an injury if it happened when there were no adults about. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resource required for this task is a video. This task is a part of the Personal Health and Physical Development task series from 1998 by NEMP. |
If you would like to recommend additional open-sourced performance task banks to be included in the database, or if you would like to report a broken link, please email Pai-rou Chen.
© Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305