First Steps in Assessment
This material covers the basics of assessment for NQTs in primary and secondary schools. Written in a chatty, readable style, it draws on the experience of NQTs and long-serving teachers to explain what you need to know to get started
- Introduction - assessment is part of our everyday lives
- What Assessment is for - the purposes of assessing students and why assessment is so important in schools
- Formative Assessment - how to use assessment to help learners learn
- Summative Assessment - how to use assessment to make judgments about a learner's progress
- What to Assess - you can't assess everything - how do you know what is important to assess? And how to assess efficiently by assessing related things together.
- Using Data - how to use data about your class to pitch work correctly - how schools use targets to help raise standards and track pupil progress - how to set targets with your learners
- Target Setting - Using smart targets
- Tutor Skills - supporting the target setting process
- Assessment Techniques - classroom - lots of ways of assessing learners and learning, and how to develop your own skills in different classroom settings
- Assessment Techniques - written work - some of the issues
- Formal & External Assessment - things you should know about mock exams, coursework and external exams if you teach secondary school pupils
- The Principles of Assessment - how to make sure your assessments are useful and fair
- Sources of Materials - where to find out more about assessment and assessment materials
- Sources of Support - organisations and people who can help you with assessment
- Assessing the Assessor - developing your assessment skills and getting ready for performance reviews
- Glossary
- Contributors