Performance Assessment to Develop Practical Competence

Abstract

　Performance assessment is a generic term for assessment methods that require the use of knowledge and skills. When incorporating performance assessment, it is important to focus on the “complexity” and “authenticity” of the task. Rubrics as well as checklists are used as assessment criteria. The tasks used in many OSCEs are practical test items, which are suitable for looking at skills and processes elementally. However, to look at the ability to use multiple knowledge and skills comprehensively in realistic situations, complex and authentic performance tasks need to be used. Practical training in the field of practice is a set of performance tasks, and the use of portfolio assessment is effective for their assessment.