How will my students know what they know, can do and plan for next steps?
"The primary purpose of assessment is to improve student learning."
(Anne Davies PhD)
Considerations:
ensure student ownership of learning:
ask students to "convince yourself, convince a friend, convince a sceptic"
self-reflection and goal-setting: "What am I learning? How am I doing with my learning? Where to next? What will help me get there?"
self-assessment involving the curricular competencies
self and peer descriptive feedback
students choose evidence of their learning
students examples as anchors
co-create criteria with students
Resources:
Ensure student ownership of learning
10 ways to encourage students to take responsibility for their learning… _ What Ed Said.pdfDocument with tips and resources for promoting and fostering student ownership of learning.
Students are sharing their learning with their peers and engaging in peer teaching as one way to create ownership of their learning.
Self reflection and goal setting
Self and Peer Learning.pdfDocument exploring ideas and key points for self and peer assessment in the classroom.
StudentSelfAssessment.pdfDocument part of the Capacity Building Series from the Ontario Education Ministry on developing student self-assessment in the classroom.
Self and peer descriptive feedback
Descriptive Feedback.pdfDocument exploring ideas and key points for descriptive feedback in the classroom (for teachers and peer assessment).
Educational Leadership:Feedback for Learning:Seven Keys to Effective Feedback.pdfDocument exploring key elements of effective feedback.
Students choose evidence of their learning
Assessment For Learning - Assessment Info Bank for 5107.pdfDocument detailing how to triangulate assessment evidence of learning.
Kelly Vogstand.docxDocument exploring guiding principles and big ideas behind using on-going portfolios as documentation of student learning.
Co-create criteria with students
Learning Intentions.pdfDocument exploring how to create learning intentions.
Providing Criteria.docxDocument detailing how to develop criteria with learners.