Assessment is for Learning
Assessment FOR Learning - high quality interactions
To what extent does our classroom assessment involve high quality interactions, based on thoughtful questions, careful listening and reflective responses?
| HGIOS Quality Indicator | Theme |
| 5.4 Assessment for learning | Assessment approaches |
| 5.2 Teaching for effective learning | The learning climate and teaching approaches Teacher-pupil interaction, including learners’ engagement Clarity and purposefulness of dialogue |
| 2.1 Learners' experiences | The extent to which learners are motivated and actively involved in their own learning and development |
Things to think about
- Our questioning is used to extend learning by encouraging thinking, for example by providing thinking time and encouraging dialogue.
- Our questions identify what pupils understand, partly understand and do not understand.
- Pupils’ responses to our questions are listened to carefully and we take account of them to adjust our teaching approaches.
- Pupils are motivated by their involvement in the learning process and our teaching approaches.
Questions to ask
- To what extent do our learning and teaching approaches help pupils to become successful learners?
- To what extent do we encourage pupils and staff to use questions to stimulate thinking, dialogue and learning?
- To what extent do we use pupils’ responses effectively to identify what pupils understand and to help plan for future learning and teaching?
- To what extent are pupils motivated to learn by the learning and teaching approaches we adopt?
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