Clear learning intentions should help students focus not just on the task or activity taking place but on what they are learning. Learning intentions are always linked to one or more learning outcomes in the specification.
Success criteria are linked to learning intentions. They are developed by the teacher and/or the student and describe what success looks like. They help the teacher and student to make judgements about the quality of student learning.
The learning intention is expressed in terms of knowledge, understanding and skills, and links directly with the relevant curriculum document.
The design of learning intentions starts with the answers to these questions.
What do I want students to know?
What do I want students to understand?
What do I want students to be able to do?
Questions that may help in evaluation.
1. Do the content and skills relate to the unit driving question?
2. Are there enough learning cycles (inquiry questions) to met the driving question and do the learning intentions relate to the learning inquiry questions and then ultimately the driving question?
3. Do the stimuli assist the student in understanding the inquiry question?
4. Do the learning activities allow students to access the curriculum at all points?
5. Are the learning cycle artifacts a true reflection of the unit driving question?
6. Do all the artifacts support the student in achieving success in the summative tasks?