Assessment, Feedback and Evidence Showing Progress Assessment, Feedback and Evidence

Learning Journey Identify Starting Points Looking for Proof Challenge Setting High Expectations Identify Starting Points Defining and Demystifying the Destination Looking for Proof Challenge Feedback

Setting High Expectations Supports the journey at all times Encourage Motivate Professional standards

Starting Points How do we know these? What do we assume? Some techniques for pre-assessment: One minute paper Concept maps Knowledge grids Self assessment Observation Know, Want, Learnt KASH – Knowledge, Attitude, Skills and Habits

Defining and Demystifying the Destination What is the end product? What does it look like? Motivation Clarity Quality Barriers: do a pre-mortem! Steps to success

Looking for Proof… Clue… All evidence is not equal You’ve just asked the class “Do you understand?” Learner A: has a positive facial expression Learner B: Can express understanding and articulate the subject in their own words Learner C: Gives a thumbs up Learner D: Is part of a group that shows they all understand by holding up a green traffic light symbol Learner E: Has added relevant and meaningful information to their pre-assessment knowledge grid

Looking for Proof… Starts with Planning! How do you do it? Questioning for proof Listening for proof Digging deeper No ego Starts with Planning!

Challenge

Feedback – strategies for quality, real-time feedback Do you have learners who ignore or don’t know how to work with feedback? Does your feedback have as much impact as you would like it to have? Do you and your class speak the same ‘feedback language’? Do your learners have the skills to give quality feedback to themselves and to each other? Do you build in time for learning reflection? Develops KASH!

Feedback – strategies for quality, real-time feedback When we critique others work and give them advice, it is important that we… Be kind, be specific, be helpful! What went well? Even better if?