Wednesday, January 13, 2010

What do you think about Performance Based Assessment? www.performanceassessment.org

Kim R said...
As a senior I am still not use presenting, my nerves still get the best of me but this experience will surly help me through my years in college as well as the preparation. This is definitely a difficult task but in the progress, this alone will help you with organization as well as your habits of mind.

January 14, 2010 8:32 AM


Anysanti said...
(whoa)PBA's are great, I mean I hate preparing for them but honestly they are good for when we get to college or even our caree jobs some people will have to present during a meeting, and since we been doing pba's since 9th grade we are going to ACE them presentations.

January 14, 2010 10:16 AM


Denisse Lourido said...
i think PBA's are ok, atleast we dont have to take a million regents like all other schools do. i hate preparing for them but it is good to prepare you for college because im college sometimes you have to make a speech .

January 14, 2010 10:26 AM


chrisandra01 said...
ahh i hate talking infront of a group of people ! lol, i hate the spotlight when having to teach others, but i know its good practice for college presentations which i think its great. i must say preparing for them is the worst! which i must say its very STRESSFUL!. but after you done and you get that passing grade i must say you very proud of yourself in the end =]

January 14, 2010 10:27 AM


JulianSP said...
It is a good way to gauge how much a student learned from the lesson and to also help prepare presenting in front of a committee.

January 14, 2010 10:27 AM


weslley said...
PBA's ...I feel this is way better than taking so many regents and midterms. I prefer presenting my pba's over taking regents because it gives me a chance to really explain things, I may get the answer wrong but I'll still be able to show my understanding of the math I've learned.

January 14, 2010 10:30 AM


maritza said...
in one way pba are great because you present what chu learn the whole semester and the other way is bad because it make you work hard

January 14, 2010 10:36 AM


Carla said...
I feel that sometimes they are challenging, but i must say that they are good preparation for college

January 14, 2010 10:36 AM


Richey said...
I strongly feel that PBA's are connected with the things you'd have to do in the real world, like public speaking and oratory, preparing and researching facts and revisiting the past to understand the present a lot better.

January 14, 2010 12:23 PM


Degora said...
O M G, it was a little horrid. Especially since I didn't have a voice and it was hard to explain long calculations and how to do problems and also find the answers. SO it was stressful, the actually doing of the problem was fun though!

January 15, 2010 8:18 AM


IRI x3 said...
PBA's are really stressful but once you get used to them its not so bad. You need to be able to know how to use your time wisely and be as organized as possible. Although I am a senior, I still get very nervous and anxious before I present. I think its a good experience though and they prepare you for college.

January 15, 2010 8:31 AM


Alex said...
Its a great way to substitute the regents exams because it prepares us better for later on in life and we can get a lot of help from the teachers in our preparations.

January 15, 2010 8:46 AM


JMPx3 said...
PBAs can be really stressful. in order to be successful, you HAVE to meet all deadlines. if you miss one, it can become really stressful and overwhelming but the most important thing we need in the PBA process is being able to manage our time correctly and be ORGANIZED!... i like PBAs for the simply fact that it's my only opportunity to prove to not only myself but to others, all that i have learned in only one semester..

January 15, 2010 8:53 AM


NayNay17 said...
PBA's is better then having to take all the regents. Even though i hate being on the spotlight having to talk in front of people i feel that its way better and it easier :)

January 15, 2010 9:10 AM


NEMO said...
i think pba is a good way to how our underdtanding , rather then sitting down and doing a 3 hour test .also its very stresssful but once your done and pass it feels great

January 15, 2010 11:07 AM


Peter D said...
I think that pba's are a very necessary towards the learning way in vanguard, showing your progressive knowledge that you have been learning.

January 15, 2010 11:35 AM


Takeia said...
i actually think that PBA is a great way to show how u have grown as a person instead if taking a test that proves your intelligence. i can very overwhelming when you have a question on the test that you have never studied before but you can never go wrong on what you did in the class room and you can show how u built up all this work after so many years and how it maybe connected.

January 19, 2010 9:17 AM


margarita said...
i think its a pain but it gets us ready for college.I think pbas is better than taking a million regents.

January 19, 2010 11:21 PM


Joe said...
I believe it is a good way of judging your understanding based on a topic.

January 22, 2010 9:15 AM


KayNaz said...
I'm totally not a test taker so I have to say that I love PBA's. The process of preparing for them is annoying but once it's over with it's a big relief. I love that we have this option because we get comforable with public speaking, and the subject in general.

January 22, 2010 10:31 AM

21 comments:

Kim R said...

As a senior I am still not use presenting, my nerves still get the best of me but this experience will surly help me through my years in college as well as the preparation. This is definitely a difficult task but in the progress, this alone will help you with organization as well as your habits of mind.

Anysanti said...

(whoa)PBA's are great, I mean I hate preparing for them but honestly they are good for when we get to college or even our caree jobs some people will have to present during a meeting, and since we been doing pba's since 9th grade we are going to ACE them presentations.

Denisse Lourido said...

i think PBA's are ok, atleast we dont have to take a million regents like all other schools do. i hate preparing for them but it is good to prepare you for college because im college sometimes you have to make a speech .

chrisandra01 said...

ahh i hate talking infront of a group of people ! lol, i hate the spotlight when having to teach others, but i know its good practice for college presentations which i think its great. i must say preparing for them is the worst! which i must say its very STRESSFUL!. but after you done and you get that passing grade i must say you very proud of yourself in the end =]

JulianSP said...

It is a good way to gauge how much a student learned from the lesson and to also help prepare presenting in front of a committee.

weslley said...

PBA's ...I feel this is way better than taking so many regents and midterms. I prefer presenting my pba's over taking regents because it gives me a chance to really explain things, I may get the answer wrong but I'll still be able to show my understanding of the math I've learned.

maritza said...

in one way pba are great because you present what chu learn the whole semester and the other way is bad because it make you work hard

Carla said...

I feel that sometimes they are challenging, but i must say that they are good preparation for college

Richey said...

I strongly feel that PBA's are connected with the things you'd have to do in the real world, like public speaking and oratory, preparing and researching facts and revisiting the past to understand the present a lot better.

Degora Anderson said...

O M G, it was a little horrid. Especially since I didn't have a voice and it was hard to explain long calculations and how to do problems and also find the answers. SO it was stressful, the actually doing of the problem was fun though!

IRI x3 said...

PBA's are really stressful but once you get used to them its not so bad. You need to be able to know how to use your time wisely and be as organized as possible. Although I am a senior, I still get very nervous and anxious before I present. I think its a good experience though and they prepare you for college.

Alex said...

Its a great way to substitute the regents exams because it prepares us better for later on in life and we can get a lot of help from the teachers in our preparations.

Anonymous said...

PBAs can be really stressful. in order to be successful, you HAVE to meet all deadlines. if you miss one, it can become really stressful and overwhelming but the most important thing we need in the PBA process is being able to manage our time correctly and be ORGANIZED!... i like PBAs for the simply fact that it's my only opportunity to prove to not only myself but to others, all that i have learned in only one semester..

NayNay17 said...

PBA's is better then having to take all the regents. Even though i hate being on the spotlight having to talk in front of people i feel that its way better and it easier :)

NEMO said...

i think pba is a good way to how our underdtanding , rather then sitting down and doing a 3 hour test .also its very stresssful but once your done and pass it feels great

Peter D said...

I think that pba's are a very necessary towards the learning way in vanguard, showing your progressive knowledge that you have been learning.

Anonymous said...

i actually think that PBA is a great way to show how u have grown as a person instead if taking a test that proves your intelligence. i can very overwhelming when you have a question on the test that you have never studied before but you can never go wrong on what you did in the class room and you can show how u built up all this work after so many years and how it maybe connected.

margarita said...

i think its a pain but it gets us ready for college.I think pbas is better than taking a million regents.

Joe said...

I believe it is a good way of judging your understanding based on a topic.

KayNaz said...

I'm totally not a test taker so I have to say that I love PBA's. The process of preparing for them is annoying but once it's over with it's a big relief. I love that we have this option because we get comforable with public speaking, and the subject in general.

diana said...

I believe that PBA'S are a great way to show what we have learned in the semester.