Reading performance tasks

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Follow the links below to see examples of performance task techniques.

The examples are given in English, but in many cases, the instructions and the cues should be given in the target language.

A. Answering questions

B. Generating questions

C. Non-linguistic tasks

D. Filling out a chart or grid

E. Semantic map

F. Indicating structural aspects of the text

G. Metacognitive judgments

H. "Product"-oriented tasks