Directions: Before beginning to evaluate these assessment tasks, it is a good idea to locate the separate parts of the performance objective. Then compare each part of the objective to all parts of the assessment task. Here is the first performance objective in this quiz broken down into its parts:

Conditions: (Given a video of a salesperson delivering a persuasive speech);

Behavior: (evaluate);

Content: (the variation in the speaker's voice);

Criteria: (using his/her pitch, pace, volume, enunciation, and emphasis).

In this practice, break each performance objective into its separate parts prior to evaluating the congruence between the objective and assessment task.

Examine the following rating scale that accompanies the assessment task on the right side below. Evaluate the rating form that the learner is to use during the assessment task.

Performance Objective

Given a video of a salesperson delivering a persuasive speech, evaluate the variation in the speaker's voice using his/her pitch, pace, volume, enunciation, and emphasis.

Assessment Task

View John the salesperson's speech in video #3 (assume the availability of the video).Imagine that you are the customer that John is persuading.Watch him and listen to his speech completely through (2 minutes).Replay John's speech a second time and rate his variation in voice characteristics using the scale below.

PoorExcellent

1.Pitch12345678910

2.Pace12345678910

3.Volume12345678910

4.Enunciation12345678910

5.Emphasis12345678910

The rating form:

1. Is formatted correctly.

2. Is incongruent in content.

3. Is incongruent in criteria.

4. Has too many quality levels (numbers).