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6 Strategies of Assessment for Learning (AFL). 1. Provide a clear and understandable vision of the learning target. Share learning target with students Use student-friendly language Show them what constitutes a quality product Provide students with scoring rubric
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6 Strategies of Assessment for Learning (AFL) • 1. Provide a clear and understandable • vision of the learning target. • Share learning target with students • Use student-friendly language • Show them what constitutes a quality product • Provide students with scoring rubric • Develop scoring criteria with students • *Rubistar Presenter: Pam Lowe * STARR Teacher DESE Curriculum and Assessment Unit
“When students know which achievement targets they are accountable for learning, our assessments can begin to provide them with specific information about where they have succeeded and where, exactly, they have missed the mark.” -Stiggins, AFSL, p. 60
6 Strategies of AFL • 2. Use examples of strong and weak work • Show anonymous student work, or examples from the • “real world.” • Ask students to analyze existing work for quality and • justify their reasons. • Model the creative process, showing work “in • progress.” DESE Curriculum and Assessment Unit
6 Strategies of AFL • 3. Offer regular descriptive feedback. • Give feedback instead of grades on practice work • Identify what is correct as well as where • improvement (or next steps) is needed • Limit amount you are assessing. • If necessary, focus on one aspect at a time DESE Curriculum and Assessment Unit
6 Strategies of AFL • 4. Teach students to self-assess and set goals. • Self-assessment is a necessary skill for • students to possess • Have students offer descriptive feedback • to their classmates (peer-editing) DESE Curriculum and Assessment Unit
DESE Curriculum and Assessment Unit Student: Self Assessment
6 Strategies of AFL • 5. Design lessons to focus on one aspect of • quality at a time. • Science – focus on statement of Hypothesis • Math – choose the right strategy to address the problem • Writing – work on introductions • Narrow volume of feedback DESE Curriculum and Assessment Unit
6 Strategies of AFL • 6. Teach students focused revision. • Demonstrate how to revise • Focus on a single aspect at a time • Students can work in pairs • Keeps teacher from grading all of every paper every time • Show that a work-in-progress is valued DESE Curriculum and Assessment Unit