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    Program Outcome Performance Standards
    • 18 Aug 2023
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    Program Outcome Performance Standards

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    Performance standards include both Summative Assessment Strategies and Criteria.  They lay out observable and measurable assessment strategies and criteria for performance assessment.
    • Summative Assessment Strategy:  The tool or method used to gather evidence as to whether or not a learner can demonstrate the outcome.
    • Criteria: Establish specifications by which performance will be evaluated. Criteria form the basis of the checklist or rubric used for evaluation.

    To begin editing, select one of the program outcomes on the Program Outcome tab or select the Performance Standards tab and select a program outcome from the drop list.  WIDS presents two grids: Summative Assessment Strategies and Criteria. 

    Add Summative Assessment Strategies

    Select Add Summative Assessment Strategy from the top of the grid.  WIDS presents a dropdown list of options.   Select one from the list or type your own in the textbox.  The assessment strategy identifies the method used to gather evidence as to whether or not a learner can demonstrate the program outcome.

    Add Criteria

    Select Add Criterion.  WIDS presents a textbox.  Enter the criterion and save your work.  Criteria establish specifications by which performance will be evaluated.  

    Tip: Try using the WIDS Criteria Library to get performance standard criteria.  The Criteria Library offers predesigned criteria for over fifty common types of assessments.  

    Once you have a list of criteria, you can drag and drop the grid rows into order.

    If you are adding several criteria, it’s often easier to use the Import Criteria from Text option.  WIDS presents a textbox for typing.  Enter all of your criteria (placing a hard return at the end of each one).  Select Process Text and then select each item you want to add to your list.  Click Add Selected Items. All of the criteria will be added to the page.

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