• The purpose of this professional development course is to support NH health educators in implementing standards-based health education and assessment. Performance assessment offers educators a way to measure studentsÂ’ knowledge and skills related to instruction in the classroom. Innovations in assessment move beyond standardized multiple-choice testing to performance-based evaluations. In the field of health education, performance assessment shifts the emphasis from knowing health facts to developing health skills, thus providing a more complete and authentic picture of student achievement.