ASSESSMENT FOR ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNINGLEARNING

ASSESSING PUPILS’ ASSESSING PUPILS’ PROGRESSPROGRESS

WHAT IS APP?WHAT IS APP?

It is a structured approach to assessment, It is a structured approach to assessment, based on the based on the Assessment FocusesAssessment Focuses that that underpin the N.C. It allows teachers to:underpin the N.C. It allows teachers to:

• track pupil progress in Reading and Writing track pupil progress in Reading and Writing through KS3;through KS3;

• use diagnostic information about pupils’ use diagnostic information about pupils’ strengths and weaknesses.strengths and weaknesses.

The Assessment Focuses: The Assessment Focuses: ReadingReading

AF1 AF1 Use a range of strategies, including accurate Use a range of strategies, including accurate decoding of text, to read for meaningdecoding of text, to read for meaning

AF2 AF2 Understand, describe, select or retrieve information, Understand, describe, select or retrieve information, events or ideas from texts and use quotation and events or ideas from texts and use quotation and reference to textreference to text

AF3 AF3 Deduce, infer or interpret information, events or Deduce, infer or interpret information, events or ideas from textsideas from texts

AF4 AF4 Identify and comment on the structure and Identify and comment on the structure and organisation of texts, including grammatical and organisation of texts, including grammatical and presentational features at text levelpresentational features at text level

AF5 AF5 Explain and comment on writers’ use of language, Explain and comment on writers’ use of language, including grammatical and literary features at word and including grammatical and literary features at word and sentence levelsentence level

AF6 AF6 Identify and comment on writers’ purposes and Identify and comment on writers’ purposes and viewpoints, and the overall effect of the text on the readerviewpoints, and the overall effect of the text on the reader

AF7 AF7 Relate texts to their social, cultural and historical Relate texts to their social, cultural and historical contexts and literarycontexts and literary

WritingWriting

AF1 AF1 Write imaginative, interesting and thoughtful Write imaginative, interesting and thoughtful textstexts

AF2 AF2 Produce texts which are appropriate to task, Produce texts which are appropriate to task, reader and purposereader and purpose

AF3 AF3 Organise and present whole texts effectively, Organise and present whole texts effectively, sequencing and structuring information, ideas and sequencing and structuring information, ideas and eventsevents

AF4 AF4 Construct paragraphs and use cohesion within Construct paragraphs and use cohesion within and between paragraphsand between paragraphs

AF5 AF5 Vary sentences for clarity, purpose and effectVary sentences for clarity, purpose and effect AF6 AF6 Write with technical accuracy of syntax and Write with technical accuracy of syntax and

punctuation in phrases, clauses and sentencespunctuation in phrases, clauses and sentences AF7 AF7 Select appropriate and effective vocabularySelect appropriate and effective vocabulary AF8 AF8 Use correct spellingUse correct spelling

The Basic APP ApproachThe Basic APP Approach

At key intervals (fitting in with departmental At key intervals (fitting in with departmental assessment policy) teachers review work assessment policy) teachers review work using APP guidelines to build a profile of using APP guidelines to build a profile of individual attainment.individual attainment.

Teachers use the Teachers use the Assessment Assessment GuidelinesGuidelines (grids) to monitor progress. (grids) to monitor progress.

A bank of resources is also available to A bank of resources is also available to use.use.

APP allows . . . APP allows . . .

Teachers to analyse pupil strengths and Teachers to analyse pupil strengths and weaknesses in each Assessment Focus.weaknesses in each Assessment Focus.

Teachers to assign N.C. Levels.Teachers to assign N.C. Levels.

Teachers to set targets and plan lessons.Teachers to set targets and plan lessons.

Teachers to involve pupils more fully in Teachers to involve pupils more fully in their learning.their learning.

APP is effective because:APP is effective because:

It embraces formative and summative It embraces formative and summative assessment;assessment;

It supports teacher judgements;It supports teacher judgements; It increases consistency and reliability;It increases consistency and reliability; It facilitates conversations with pupils;It facilitates conversations with pupils; It informs transition;It informs transition; It identifies pupils who need support;It identifies pupils who need support; It produces improved marking and It produces improved marking and

reportingreporting It encourages personalised learningIt encourages personalised learning

The Materials . . .The Materials . . .

A HandbookA Handbook Assessment Guidelines (grids)Assessment Guidelines (grids) The Standards File (the The Standards File (the

assessed and annotated work of assessed and annotated work of 16 pupils)16 pupils)

24 Tasks ( lesson plans, 24 Tasks ( lesson plans, resources, teacher book, pupil resources, teacher book, pupil anwser book, assessed anwser book, assessed answers)answers)

Issues?Issues?

ImplementationImplementation

TrainingTraining

Management / timeManagement / time