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Assessment. Matthew Hope. History Teacher VGMS Y5, Y6, Y7, Y8. 8 Years Middle School experience. How do I make it understandable to students, parents and other staff?. Feedback without levels. What makes a good piece of history work?.
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Assessment Matthew Hope. History Teacher VGMS Y5, Y6, Y7, Y8. 8 Years Middle School experience How do I make it understandable to students, parents and other staff? Feedback without levels What makes a good piece of history work? How can students identify whether they are making progress? How can I give consistent and relevant feedback? Do we have a separate method per department, or a whole school approach? How do I build up a picture of development over a year? How will feedback help me find strengths and weaknesses?
Options? 4 DISTINCTION MERITPASSFAIL KEEP USING LEVELS (risky) CRITERIA TABLES SKILLS PASSPORT A.P.P WITH NO LEVELS QUIZZING AND SCORE AVERAGES USE STUDENT WORK TO CREATE ‘BENCHMARKS’
Blooming Targets Key Skills Advanced Skills
Same categories, but easier language. Simplified version
Quickly adapt for specific assessment tasks. Specific version
Read more… DFE will “remove the current system of national curriculum levels so that schools have the freedom to design their own assessments against the new national curriculum” https://www.gov.uk/government/news/schools-win-funds-to-develop-and-share-new-ways-of-assessing-pupils http://thewingtoheaven.wordpress.com/2014/03/17/replacing-national-curriculum-levels/ http://historybluff.wordpress.com/ @Jokeyhopey