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Observation can assist in understanding student behaviour and learning. Some strategies to observe students are:

Anecdotal Records

Checklists

Participation Charts

Rating Scales

Sample work

Video, Audio Recordings

Portfolios

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Where/Why to store all this information?

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Where/Why to store all this information?

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Documentation pulls it all together for the students, teachers, and the parents. It provides students with the opportunity to revisit their work which, in turn, provides teachers with the opportunity to discuss with them their interests, their ideas and their plans. Some ways to store information may be:

Student information sheets

Binders

Post it notes

Digital Database

Video/Audio Files

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FEEDBACK - How to use Assessment Properly

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FEEDBACK - How to use Assessment Properly

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Feedback is information about how we are doing in our efforts to reach a goal. Critical feedback is goal referenced, tangible and transparent, actionable, specific and personalized, timely, ongoing, and consistent. When we follow the list above then we are moving from suggestions towards quality feedback to assist students. Critical feedback is embedded in the assessment process. It should be ongoing and it should be offered at different times in order to give students the chance to improve. Feedback is also the means in which teachers can have the most impact on the improvement of student learning. It can be provided in many different formats: written, verbal or non-verbal. Being able to provide students with quality feedback can increase student engagement and achievement.

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Assessment is the process of gathering useful feedback on what, how much and how well their students are learning. Assessment 'for' or 'as' learning is an ongoing process that occurs during the learning period. The strategies and tools that are used to as assessment should be varied and occur at different times throughout the learning period. Good assessment strategies take into account the interests, strengths and weaknesses of all the students. When assessment is used effectively it should be related to learning criteria and goals which allows it to guide the next steps of instruction and the next steps for the student to improve learning.

Evaluation, sometimes referred to as Summative Assessment or Assessment 'of' Learning, is the process of measuring student learning at the end of an instructional period. The purpose of evaluation is to record and report on student understanding and learning of material.

Assessment 'for' and 'as' learning helps prepare students for the Assessment 'of' learning

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Formative Assessment vs Summative Assessment

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Formative Assessment vs Summative Assessment

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Strategies to Provide Effective Feedback

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Strategies to Provide Effective Feedback

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1. Goal-referenced - The feedback needs to tell the student that they are on track towards their goal

2. Tangible and Transparent - Students need to be able to understand the feedback that you are giving them

3. Actionable - Effective feedback is concrete, specific and useful

4. User-Friendly - Ensure that feedback is focused to 1 or 2 ways to improve. Do not overwhelm the student

5. Timely - In order for feedback to be effective, students must receive it as close to the task as possible. We need to make the time to provide students with feedback

6. Ongoing - Continue to provide students with feedback and give them opportunities to use the feedback to improve during the learning process

7. Consistent - Create success criteria along with students so that the feedback can be consistent in identifying what students need to improve on

8. Use of Performance task assessment lists. We can use this checklist as a means to provide students feedback about what needs to be improved. It is specific and it identifies what is done well along with what can be improved on.

9. Feedback is far more beneficial when given on its own instead of when it is coupled with an evaluation

10. Conferencing 1-on-1 with students is one of the most effective ways to provide focused feedback