performance factorsn
see performance
performance grammarn
a description of the rules or strategies which people use when they produce
and understand sentences. A performance grammar may be contrasted
with a competence grammar (see competence), which is a description of
the linguistic knowledge of speakers and hearers, but not an explanation of
how they use that knowledge in speaking and listening.
performance indicator n
in educational evaluation, a measurement that is used to measure progress
toward goals and objectives. For example, a school may focus on graduation
rates, standardized test scores, or other outcomes. Performance indicators
must reflect an organization’s goals; they must be key to its success; and
they must be quantifiable (measurable).
performance objectiven
another term for behavioural objective
performance standardn
the level which is set for the attainment of anobjective, i.e. the criterion.
see behavioural objective
performance standardsn
in testing and programme development, statements that specify how
students will demonstrate their knowledge and skills in language as well as
the level at which they must perform in order to be considered to have met
the standard.
performance testn
a test that is based on a sample of the actual skill, behaviour or activity
being measured such as testing students’ composition skills by requiring
them to write a composition.
see performance-based assessment
performativen
(in speech act theory) an utterance which performs an act, such as Watch
out (=a warning), I promise not to be late (=a promise). The philosopher
Austin distinguished between performatives and constatives. A constative is
an utterance which asserts something that is either true or false; for example,
Chicago is in the United States. Austin further distinguished between
performative