Utilizing Multimedia Applications to Enhance Instruction of Performance Assessment for Pre-Service Teachers

Although performance assessment has rapidly captured the attention of educators and is widely accepted as an important component of pre-service teacher preparation, problems remain with incorporating performance assessment into typical university measurement courses. This article examines these problems and suggests that multimedia applications be utilized to resolve some of them and to enhance the instruction of performance assessment in teacher preparation measurement courses. Multimedia applications employed in measurement courses allow pre-service teachers to observe and analyze performances in art, physical eduction, vocational education, and other authentic tasks appropriate for direct assessment.