1. Effective Learning (1) - assessment for learning
In three sentences distinguish between
curriculum/pedagogy/assessment in schooling.
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2. Bell Work
1. Write down everything you know about
assessment at this stage (1 minute)
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3. Starter Activity
• Draw a house (1 minute)
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4. Normative
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5. Criterion-referenced assessment 5/5
• 4 windows
• A roof
• A door
• A chimney
• A path and gate
1 point for each correct answer
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6. Reflection
• Individually consider the two assessment
methods
– Normative
– Criterion-referenced assessment
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7. Good assessment practice is a key feature of
effective teaching and learning in schools.
Fauntley, M. and Savage, J. (2008)
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8. • In threes: brainstorm reasons why to assess
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9. Why do we assess pupil’s work?
1. To acknowledge pupils’ efforts
2. To motivate pupils
3. To monitor progress
4. To identify students with special educational needs (SEN)
5. To establish baseline evidence of achievement
6. To detect pupil under-achievement
7. To report to parents
8. To ‘group’ or ‘set’ pupils
9. To measure end-of-course achievement
10. To compare pupils
11. To monitor teaching and inform planning
12. To provide information which will make teachers, schools and LEAs
accountable for their performance
Capel, S. et al., 2005. (p.307-313
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12. Assessing in your subject
• What should be assessed in your subject?
• Are there aspects of your subject that should
not or cannot be assessed?
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13. Break
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14. Monitoring
To monitor students’ learning in a meaningful
way, the teacher has to find the form of
questions that allows the student to identify
what they have learning and achieved over the
immediately preceding segment of the lesson.
Lawson (2008) in Dymoke and Harrison (2008), p.158
(NB. Underlining added)
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15. 4 ways of planning for effectiveness
1. Starter
2. Plenary
3. Questioning/observation during activities
4. Written tasks
• Individually consider one of the ways and
important points to consider when using this
strategy to monitor.
• Compare with partner who is looking at a
different way and agree on common points
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16. Assessment for Learning
• It is not a question of how much assessment you do,
or how much feedback you provide, but how
intelligently you use assessment to inform your
future teaching and your feedback to pupils.
• Capel, S. et al., 2005
• any assessment for which the first priority is to serve
the purpose of promoting students’ learning
• Black et al (2003) in Capel et al (2005)
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17. plenary
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18. To develop peer and self assessment, teachers need to:
– train pupils over time to assess their own work and the work
of others
– plan peer and self assessment opportunities in lessons
– explain the learning objectives and intended outcomes
behind each task
– guide pupils to identify their next steps
– frequently and consistently encourage pupils’ self-
reflection on their learning
– plan opportunities and time to allow pupils to do it
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19. SDS
• Watch the DVD
• Note examples of the strategies being used in
the video, and their impact on learning.
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Notes de l'éditeur
Starter Activity (5mins) – will be used in plenary1 minute essay x2Write down everything you know about assessment at this stage (1 minute)Write down every type of assessment you have been involved in or observed in your school (1 minute)
Introduction (15 mins)Firstly we need to understand our own definition of assessment:Handout 1: activity 5.1: why assess?In threes: brainstorm reasons why to assessIndividually rate/rank the 15 reasons on the sheetAccording to Fauntley and Savage our reasons are heavily influenced by our own experiences at the beginning of our careers but as we begin to put ideas/ personal theories in to practice these change as we reflect. Also our understanding of agreed theories of assessment which is evidence based begins to develop and so our reasons change.
Plenary (5 min)Individually identify and write a brief explanation of the type of assessment you wrote at the start of the session (1 minute)In groups of three, one person read out their explanation. The remaining 2 decide if it is a reasonable explanation and whether you can add to the answer or if you would have given a different answer (3 minutes)
Monitoring (10 mins)According to Lawson (p.158)this can be done informally and spontaneously but if a teacher wants to do it well then they must find a form of questions that allows the student to identify what they have learnt.He suggest 4 ways of planning for effectiveness (p.158-60):StarterPlenaryQuestioning/observation during activitiesWritten tasksIndividually consider one of the ways and important points to consider when using this strategy to monitor.Compare with partner who is looking at a different way and agree on common pointsPointers:Baseline assessment, can end up relying on hands up or only give opportunity for one or two, directed questioning can help with making this more efficientReview what has been learnt in the previous episode, therefore doesn’t have to take place at the end. Can be written or oralUse of high and low order questions (think of Bloom’s), teacher doesn’t always allow answering time. Observations need backing up with questions e.g. just because a child looks like they are thinking doesn’t mean they are!Written tasks for homework – needs marking. Limitations for those who struggle with writing
To develop peer and self assessment, teachers need to:train pupils over time to assess their own work and the work of othersplan peer and self assessment opportunities in lessonsexplain the learning objectives and intended outcomes behind each task guide pupils to identify their next steps frequently and consistently encourage pupils’ self-reflection on their learningplan opportunities and time to allow pupils to do it
Self and Peer Assessment (45 mins)Watch AFL DVD clip (unit 2)Set the scene – they are about to watch Year 9 Geography lesson – pupils learning to improve their writing – use of geography descriptors.Show video – pauseWhat have they observed Draw out use of modelling, important difference between description and explanation in geography.Hand out Geography handout 2.1bResume video12.20 pause. Hand out question sheet 2.2 Resume video (last clip)Discussion of videoArrange participants in small groups of about four or five. Ask them to go through the questions on handout 2.2 and compare their responses.Which factors contributed to pupil learning? Take feedback – any implications for teaching?