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Be able to observe and report on learner participation and progress

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‘Observing students’ webpage on the Scholastic website

Click to read these informal strategies for effective assessment. Please note, this is written for an American audience and uses different terminology for year groups.

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Find and read ‘How to make observations and assessments’ by Jackie Harding and Liz Meldon Smith, published by Hodder (2nd edition).N.B. You should be able to find a copy at your local library service.
This document from Warminster school gives an example of one setting’s ‘Assessment recording and reporting policy’. Read this document and compare it to the policies of your own setting.
Observe a pupil during a learning activity. Click on the icon to use the observation proforma if you wish, or your school’s own observation form. Include the following information:a) The curriculum areab) The learning aims and objectivesc) The development and learning skills that the pupils demonstratedd) The pupil’s communication skills and behavioure) Suggestions for extending the pupils’ development and learning
Click to visit the Department for Education's website about testing and assessment.
Assessment principles: school curriculum’ from the Department of Education. This document offers recommended principles for schools to effectively assess their pupils’ progress against their school curriculum.
‘Assessment without levels: qualitative research’ from the Department for Education. Read the ‘Executive summary’ from page 8 to 11.

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