With thanks to Kenny Piper I love marking... No really! (how we get students to see and act on feedback) With thanks to Kenny Piper

Classwork Date:________ How could we use a ‘visible learning’ approach to close the gap in S1 History? Aims: MUST: raise attainment in key skills of -writing essay paragraphs -judging significance in History SHOULD: ‘close the gap’ between pupils with different levels of poverty Visible learning?? ‘know thy impact’ Share it with students – fix it Use it to inform next steps HW: Join our email list to share ideas Due on: Mon

Boring mark record sheet? Worked out a progression ladder Baseline test near start of topic Target sheet for students Fix-it feedback Gave tasks to specific students (eg 6 figure references) Follow up test at end of topic ... Start again?

Who & how? Classwork Date:________ Subjects: S1 class of mixed ability. Not analysed separately according to poverty levels- the school in general has a high level of poverty. taught x2 / week in lessons of 50 minutes. Measurement; qualitative questions to judge students’ ability to reflect on their learning- repeated at the end of the unit baseline and a follow up test on the key skill of writing paragraphs Parents asked for their feedback at start and end

Who was the better leader of Scotland? Write 1+ Hamburger paragraphs : Bravery, royalty, strength, battles I think that one Wallace was a great leader because of… I can prove this because… Another example is… This meant that… And so… As a result it was… Statement: Example: Explain:

Who was the better leader: Wallace or Bruce? Aim: MUST list key facts for each SHOULD explain who was the greater leader Copy: Paragraph = 3+ sentences Statement = of your opinion of the answer Example = fact Explanation = why that answers the question

Results Classwork Date:________ Assessment results: 6 students did better, 6 did worse and 4 showed no change. 2nd attempt@: 12 improved, 4 no improvement Results of students’ survey: Students follow up reports were very much clearer in terms of the skills they were working on and showed a grasp of how far they had got with that skill. Results of parents questionnaire: 4/12 responded, those that did were keen ‘ very pleased with progress’... ‘good idea to keep parents informed’

Interpretation Classwork Date:________ students clearer about skill that they’re learning empirical test results did not show significant improvement at first. But over time, working on same skill... Improvement appeared Parents found it helpful This felt good in class and the survey responses suggest that students and parents felt that this was connected to real progress.

Re-try Class work Date:________ S3 mixed ability class Skill: discursive essay writing Similar teaching techniques Measured using test only (!!) Student feedback very positive – motivated Clearer about next steps Feel real concern about

Collecting feedback on ourselves

How can we make the feedback cycle as tight as possible? Classwork Date:________ How can we make the feedback cycle as tight as possible? Aims: give students a chance to ‘fix their feedback’ as quickly as possible ?Practical subjects have an advantage: Show, do, have another go DIRT – fix it feedback Ipads Mini whiteboards Pointing hands

DIRT = Now for some gritty fixing! Aims: Use feedback to get better Here’s how: Look for T argets: write 2+ sentences to fix them Common targets - add examples / facts - correct SPellings & GRammar - explain how this answers the question - explain which is most important Quiet to concentrate Questions? X1 allowed. Write on post-it. Done all that? Give a T eacher T arget That’s YOU!

How can we make the feedback cycle as tight as possible? Classwork Date:________ How can we make the feedback cycle as tight as possible? Aims: give students a chance to ‘fix their feedback’ as quickly as possible In written subjects: Peer marking... But problems Mid- lesson stop...

How to use a ‘mid-lesson stop’ to visualise learning? Classwork Date:________ How to use a ‘mid-lesson stop’ to visualise learning? Set task with set time period Half way through randomly select Put on screen Suggestions for improvement Everyone fixes and continues

Newspaper: what happened today at QMU? Classwork Date:________ Newspaper: what happened today at QMU? Aims: create a realistic ‘front page’ to describe the day Co-constructed success criteria: What makes a good front page? - Model Agree then take down x4 to use to mark yourselves. Headline Layout Sub-headings X8 facts In order Witness statements Mid-lesson stop – lollipop sticks Fix it

Newspaper: what happened today at QMU? Classwork Date:________ What makes a good newspaper? Agree then take down x4 to use to mark yourselves. Some of mine?? Headline Layout Sub-headings X8 facts In order Witness statements Mid-lesson stop – lollipop sticks Fix it

How got get students see their own learning? Classwork Date:________ How got get students see their own learning? Aims: self evaluation Self monitoring Quiz sheets – automaticity = Log graphs Log skills

I need to revise map symbols

I need to practice, explanations &‘conclusions’