Transcript Parent Council Representatives 25th May 2011 CfE Assessment and Reporting CfE Assessment and Reporting Assessment supports learning by: • Identifying a learner’s strengths and achievements •

Parent Council
Representatives
25th May 2011
CfE Assessment and Reporting
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Assessment supports learning by:
• Identifying a learner’s strengths and achievements
• Monitoring progress and informing next steps
• Providing evidence for reporting, informing and
working with parents
• Engaging learners in their own learning
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Why do we assess? Learners learn best when•
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All aspects of their progress are acknowledged
They understand clearly what they are trying to learn
They are given advice on how to improve their learning
They have opportunities to apply knowledge, understanding and skills
in a range of contexts
They have opportunities to assess their own work against clear criteria
They can discuss their learning with their teacher, peers and parents
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What is assessed?
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Knowledge
Understanding
Skills development
Personal attributes
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How do we assess?
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Observation
Discussion
Questioning
Evaluation of final products
End of unit tests
Presentations
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When do we assess?
• Day to day
• Throughout the year
• Transition
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The purposes of reporting
• provides clear, positive and constructive
feedback on learning and progress
• an agenda for discussion to
support next steps in learning
• promotes parental engagement in
their child’s learning
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Types of reporting
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Written reports
Parent Teacher Interviews
Open afternoons/evenings
Home/school link books
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What will reporting look like in the new curriculum?
• Progress will be described in brief qualitative statements
• Progress in learning – knowledge and understanding, skills
development and the development of attributes
• Achievement of a curriculum level, either in a part of a
curriculum area such as reading, or in a whole curriculum area
such as mathematics
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What will reporting look like in the new curriculum?
• Ability to apply knowledge
• Achievement in different contexts and settings – in
the life and ethos of the school, achievements
outside school
• Areas for development and next steps in learning
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Curriculum for Excellence levels
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Early : Nursery – Primary 1
First : Primary 2, 3, 4
Second : Primary 5, 6, 7
Third & Fourth – Secondary 1, 2, 3
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Secure
• Almost all Experiences and
Outcomes
• Responded well to challenge
• Can apply learning in unfamiliar
situations
Developing
The
Learner…
•Starting to engage
•Beginning to make progress
•Increasing no. of
Experiences + Outcomes
Consolidating
Breadth-many
Experiences and
Outcomes
Can apply learning in
familiar situations
Beginning challenge