Assessment:NESA
The purpose of assessment is to gather valid, reliable and useful information about student learning in order to:
monitor student achievement in relation to outcomes
guide future teaching and learning opportunities
provide ongoing feedback to students to improve learning
To decide which type of assessment activity to use depends on:
which outcomes you want to assess
what kind of evidence you need to gather
the context
students’ learning needs
Whichever assessment you use, make sure activities are accessible to all students. Assessment needs to be ongoing and take different forms.
Assessment strategies of a reflective nature:
teachers observations (teacher/student discussion, student participation, strategic questioning, student manipulation of materials, response tasks)
peer and self assessment (what has been completed, strengths, suggestions, oral, written, digital)
collaborative activities (team assignments/investigations, group presentations, paired tasks, think pair share, student question/answer sets)
Assessment strategies that include inquiry-based research and hands on activities:
presentations prepared, impromptu, ICT, web publicstion, storyboard, poster, drawing, mindmaps)
practical activities (discussion, debate, role play, hypothetical scenarios, problem solving activities, scriptwriting, filming)
inquiry based research activities (inquiry and design, explanations, comparing and contrasting, game based learning)
collections of student work (diaries, journals, student self reflection/evaluation, drafts, visual representation, research, pen and paper tests, written activities, open book tests)
