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Formative Assessment: Action Research Learning Teams. SHIRLEY CLARKE Associate, Institute of Education University of London. AAIA 2006 Newcastle. Formative Assessment is continuing Action Research. Current Learning Teams:. East Lothian. Salford. North Yorkshire. Blackburn
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Formative Assessment:Action Research Learning Teams • SHIRLEY CLARKE • Associate, Institute of Education • University of London AAIA 2006 Newcastle
Formative Assessment is continuing Action Research
Current Learning Teams: East Lothian Salford North Yorkshire Blackburn w/Darwin Lincoln Powys Essex Gloucester
Day One • Learning Objectives • Success Criteria • Effective Questioning
Day Two • AM: feedback findings • PM: peer evaluation / feedback
AM: feedback findings PM: showcase to local schools Day Three
Two teachers per school Learning Journal What did you do? What was the impact? How did you know?
2 0 0 6 findings so far ...
Separating the Learning Objective from the Context
We would learn... We would learn... Before After To write instructions for making a sandwich To write instructions Context: a sandwich ‘...how to make a sandwich’ ‘...how to write instructions’ To understand why Jesus told stories Context: The Good Samaritan To understand why Jesus told the story of the Good Samaritan ‘...about God and what he wants us to do and how to behave’ ‘...about God and the stories of the New Testament’
Impact • Transferring skills • Learning language • Sharper planning
The development of Success Criteria
direct speech Closed Skills using a multiplication grid drawing conclusions Open Skills using effective adjectives
open/closed skills eliminated minimalism foundation stage children involved generic success criteria Impact
success criteria internalised pupils creating their own greater inclusion behaviour improved higher attainment
Talking Partners
random partners • change regularly • success criteria • development and training
Impact: learning & social • culture of wait time • children want to discuss • greater inclusion • more writing/richer vocabulary
teachers now the listeners • vital ‘life skill’ for children • children are developing new skills • EAL supported • resistance of older children • parents’ problems
Use of‘old’ pieces of work orproducts
to generate success criteria • to clarify understanding • to discuss quality using two pieces • to model success & improvement
Impact • children working harder • more pupil self/peer evaluation • higher achievement
Integrated Feedback
less marking by teacher • continual evaluation • plenary moved to the beginning • on the spot modelling of improvement • increased use of technology
Impact • different lesson structure • new teacher role-checking • higher quality • manageability • ‘on the spot’ improvement • no training needed
SUCCESS CRITERIA “Knowing the learning objective is like knowing the rules of a game, but having the success criteria is knowing how to win.” (Glos) “I can see where I have or have not achieved.” (E. Lothian)
“Do they do success criteria in secondary school because I really know what I’m doing with them?” (Essex) “English used to be crap with you but it’s good now.” (Powys secondary)
Talking Partners “It’s a good way to learn as you work as a team...you have two brains instead of one.” (Salford) “If you have to talk you have to think. If you did not have talking partners you’d feel left out. I get to learn things from others I didn’t know.” (EL)
Integrated Feedback ‘It’s good because it pushes you to the limit to work harder.’ ‘I think it’s a good idea because it shows what we have improved on and also what needs improving.’
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Mr. A. Wintergarten 15 Garden Close Tonbridge, Kent TN2 6DT Dear Rose, I am sorry I scared you. I will send you back your ball. I will be friends with you. My house is so dark because the sun light can’t get to it. My dog is not bad even if he is big. Can you come every day? I’ve had no children for ten years. Do you forgive me? Love, Mr. Wintergarten Rosie & Natalie
Mr. A. Wintergarten 15 Garden Close Tonbridge, Kent TN2 6DT Dear Rose, I am sorry I scared you. I will send you back your ball. I will be friends with you. My house is so dark because the sun light can’t get to it. My dog is not bad even if he is big. Can you come every day? I’ve had no children for ten years.Do you forgive me? Love, Mr. Wintergarten Rosie & Natalie
“He needs to explain more why he hasn’t had any children for 10 years.” “He needs to make it clearer that he was going to give the ball back.”
“My wife took my children away. No one has wanted me for a long time. It makes me so sad and nearly breaks my heart.”
“Can you come once a week to comfort me ? I promise I will not scare you.” Rosie & Natalie IMPROVEMENTS “Can you come every day ?” To ...