CONTENTS......Page 6
INTRODUCTION......Page 12
1 What is assessment?......Page 13
2 Effective assessment......Page 14
3 When is assessment most effective?......Page 15
4 Why is assessment important?......Page 16
5 The impact of assessment......Page 17
6 What Ofsted says about assessment......Page 18
7 Encouraging self-esteem......Page 19
8 A positive experience......Page 21
9 Motivation......Page 22
10 Giving encouragement......Page 23
11 Behaviour......Page 24
12 Individual Behaviour Plans......Page 25
13 Attainment targets and National Curriculum levels......Page 27
14 Early years......Page 29
15 Middle years......Page 31
16 Secondary......Page 32
17 GCSEs......Page 34
18 Post 16......Page 35
19 GCE AS/A2 Levels......Page 36
20 VCE A Levels......Page 37
21 Pros and cons of A Levels......Page 38
CHAPTER 4: Assessment and Learning......Page 39
22 Formative assessment - assessment for learning......Page 40
23 Formative examples......Page 41
24 Things to be aware of......Page 42
25 Summative assessment - assessment of learning......Page 43
26 Assessment methods: normative and criterion......Page 44
27 Summative examples......Page 45
28 Things to be aware of......Page 46
29 Introducing WALT and WILF......Page 47
30 Examples of WALT and WILF......Page 48
31 Explaining lesson objectives and outcomes......Page 49
32 Linking objectives to outcomes......Page 50
33 Short and long-term strategy planning......Page 51
34 Using frameworks......Page 52
35 Assessment strategies......Page 53
36 The bigger picture......Page 54
37 Showing the pupils strategies and goals......Page 55
38 Involving pupils in their learning......Page 56
39 Useful questions to ask yourself when planning......Page 57
40 Assessment types......Page 58
41 Introducing formal and informal assessment......Page 59
42 Formal and informal ideas......Page 60
43 Grades v assessment......Page 61
44 Diagnostic assessment......Page 62
45 Continuous assessment......Page 63
46 Self-assessment......Page 65
47 Making self-assessment work......Page 66
48 Examples of self-assessment......Page 67
49 Learning from mistakes......Page 68
50 Peer assessment......Page 69
51 Ground rules for peer assessment......Page 70
52 Dangers of peer assessment......Page 71
53 Examples of peer assessment......Page 72
54 Performance-based assessment......Page 73
55 Group assessment......Page 75
56 Portfolios......Page 76
57 Examples of using portfolios......Page 77
58 Student-designed assessment......Page 79
59 Mock exams......Page 80
60 Age......Page 81
61 Gender......Page 82
62 English as an Additional Language (EAL) students......Page 83
63 Special Educational Needs students......Page 84
64 Gifted and Talented students......Page 85
65 Underachievement......Page 86
66 Differentiation......Page 87
67 Home-schooled students......Page 89
68 Giving good feedback......Page 90
69 Making comments relevant......Page 91
70 Successful marking......Page 92
71 Appropriateness to form......Page 93
72 The three-rule marking strategy......Page 94
73 Examples of the three-rule marking strategy......Page 95
74 Marking tips......Page 96
75 Marking exam papers......Page 97
76 Monitoring and tracking......Page 98
77 Pupil progress......Page 99
78 Classroom monitoring skills......Page 100
79 Recording assessment......Page 101
80 Using ICT to record assessment......Page 102
81 Reducing the assessment load......Page 104
82 Assessing oral tasks......Page 105
83 Key points for assessing oral ability......Page 106
84 Ideas for oral assessment......Page 107
85 Effective plenary sessions......Page 108
86 Useful comments for assessing oral presentations......Page 110
87 Assessing and promoting literacy โ cross-curriculum......Page 112
88 Ideas for assessing literacy: subject-based......Page 113
89 Assessing writing ability......Page 116
90 Useful comments for assessing written work......Page 117
91 Useful marking symbols for written work......Page 118
92 Writing reports......Page 119
93 20 useful phrases for report cards......Page 120
94 What not to write on the report card!......Page 121
95 Becoming the best......Page 122
96 Self-assessment for teachers......Page 124
97 What makes a good teacher?......Page 126
98 Observing other teachers......Page 127
99 QTS standards......Page 129
100 Teaching portfolios......Page 131
1 Creating assessment records and marking grids......Page 132
2 Assessing Oral Work......Page 133
3 Student self-assessment record......Page 135
4 Teacher observation Form......Page 136