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Assessment for Learning - Contents |
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An Introduction: Establishing the rationale for these materials |
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Some definitions and basic principles: Drawing on research and materials published on QCA's website |
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Four key areas for impovement: Intended for use by teachers to examine their own practice. This also draws on materials published on QCA's website |
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A checklist of good practice: Intended for use by teachers, to examine their own practice. This also draws on materials published on QCA's website. |
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Detailed review of assessment in school: Looks at every aspect of assessment in primary schools, and is considered useful for an assessment co-ordinator, or SMT. Draws heavily on AAIA materials. |
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Staff meetings about assessment for learning: A suggested plan: An outline for a series of four staff meetings, using some of the resources and ideas contained in this publication. |
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Action Plan: To raise standards through the use of assessment for learning: (PDF Document 28Kb) An insight into how one school has set about improving the use of assessment. |
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Suggestions about short term planning formats: A suggested format for foundation subjects, which puts assessment at the forefront of the short term planning cycle. A photocopy master in PDF format is included. |
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Implementing formative planning in the primary setting: A school shares its findings following the implementation and development of the above planning format. |
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A suggested lesson structure:(PDF Document 18Kb) This lesson structure has been developed in response to recent research, and good practice observed in Wigan primary schools |
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Distance marking strategy: P.E.N. (PDF document 28Kb) A brief explanation of a simple but effective, positive approach to marking children's work |
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References and Acknowledgements |
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