Performance-Based Assessment: Engaging Students in Chemistry

In Hampton High’s PBA Chemistry Research Project, students create a model of their compound, produce a video about it, and defend it in a debate.

June 23, 2015

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Hampton High School

Public, Suburban

Grades 9-12

Allison Park, PA

Hampton High Schoolis located inHampton Townshipa northern suburb ofPittsburgh,Pennsylvania.At Hampton, real-world learning is brought into the classroom on a daily basis. Performance-based assessments and a commitment to smart tech integration have led to increased student engagement and academic success. Hampton High School:

Consistently outperforms the state in reading, writing, math, and science for the past 5 years
U.S. National Blue Ribbon School
Has a 99% graduation rate vs. 83% for the state (2014)