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CfE Assessment and Reporting. Parent Council Representatives 25th May 2011. CfE Assessment and Reporting. Assessment supports learning by: Identifying a learner’s strengths and achievements Monitoring progress and informing next steps
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CfE Assessment and Reporting Parent Council Representatives 25th May 2011
CfE Assessment and Reporting 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
CfE Assessment and Reporting Why do we assess? Learners learn best when- • 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
CfE Assessment and Reporting What is assessed? • Knowledge • Understanding • Skills development • Personal attributes
CfE Assessment and Reporting How do we assess? • Observation • Discussion • Questioning • Evaluation of final products • End of unit tests • Presentations
CfE Assessment and Reporting When do we assess? • Day to day • Throughout the year • Transition
CfE Assessment and Reporting 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
CfE Assessment and Reporting Types of reporting Written reports Parent Teacher Interviews Open afternoons/evenings Home/school link books
CfE Assessment and Reporting 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
CfE Assessment and Reporting 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
CfE Assessment and Reporting Curriculum for Excellence levels • Early : Nursery – Primary 1 • First : Primary 2, 3, 4 • Second : Primary 5, 6, 7 • Third & Fourth – Secondary 1, 2, 3
CfE Assessment and Reporting • Secure • Almost all Experiences and Outcomes • Responded well to challenge • Can apply learning in unfamiliar situations Consolidating Breadth-many Experiences and Outcomes Can apply learning in familiar situations Beginning challenge The Learner… • Developing • Starting to engage • Beginning to make progress • Increasing no. of Experiences + Outcomes