Assessment is for Learning

Assessment AS Learning: reflecting on evidence of learning

Balgreen Early Years ASG

Folios were developed to help children self-evaluate and reflect on their learning and achievements. Techniques included photographs, examples of work, and colour-coding for curriculum areas.

Documenting Children’s Learning in Early Years

Pre-school staff in this group worked together to research, trial and implement a range of documentation strategies that would more effectively support children’s learning.

Dreghorn Primary School, North Ayrshire

During the project the teacher involved the pupils in a debate on how to improve their grasp of the French language.

Lawside Academy, Dundee

Reflecting on learning helped a maths fast-track group to focus on the learning they had achieved, the learning they wanted to achieve, what help they needed, where to find it, and the next steps in their learning.

Reflecting on evidence of learning for national qualifications in modern languages

NEW This case study covered a range of formative assessment techniques with the broad aim of encouraging students to take more responsibility for their own learning.

St. Catherine's Primary School

This teacher was already a reflective practitioner and appreciated the value of encouraging even very young pupils to be fully involved in their own learning.

St Lucy's Primary School

Teachers reflect on how the involvement of parents, and the use of formative assessment strategies have impacted on pupil understanding, confidence and self-esteem.

Sunnyside Primary School

This P3 teacher describes her maths set as having little confidence in their ability in mathematics and lacking in motivation. Traffic-lighting activities were introduced as an easily understood method of helping the pupils self-assess.

close up image of two young girls looking at a laptop

'Children are more aware of their own progress.'

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