I need to research the topics before hand and relate the questions to the criteria. Time consuming, more marking, feedback and validation.

Written questions: useful for taking learner's needs into consideration as some learners feel more comfortable doing written but there is less scope for individualisation and to expand on topic. Harder for stretch and challenge opportunities.

Useful to standardise and gauge specific knowledge. Can be adapted by taking into account learner's prior knowledge, giving them opportunities to document and comment on own practice. Using written questions as a starting point to base a professional discussion on.

Quizzes

These can be implemented in many ways such as:

multiple choice

true/false

short answer

easy/ long answer

matching questions

fill in the blanks

used during the assessment process to guage understanding and provide feedback- formative

or can be used at the end of a unit or course to evaluate overall learning- summative

can be used as diagnostic at the start

or can be used as practices to prepare for another test or endpoint

they could be:

timed

take home

or even online

strengths are that you can give immediate feedback, they are more engaging for the learner, proved more motivation and feel less formal

weaknesses could be that learners dont take them seriously and may not bother to complete them, they may not give them the time needed to show a good outcome

you can use :

quizmaker

canva

jotform

kahoot

google forms

trivia maker

this form of assessment is very adaptable and can be easily adapted to suit the needs of the relevant learners. Adaptations can be to a specific topic, or specifically to the learners ability. We can take into account the learning style of the learners. If we are remote it can be used online and face to face could be used on phones or printed out

A POE is a collection of documentation that is collected over a duration of time that demonstrates a learner's knowledge and understanding is a certain area; used during an apprenticeship this would demonstrate knowledge, skills and behaviours.

Examples of portfolio of evidence:

*work product (spreadsheets, policies, annotations, business cases, presentations etc).

*written documentation

*witness testimonies

*audio and video recordings

*transcriptions

A POE can be a hardcopy folder, but more than likely an online portfolio using a system, such as Onefile.

The article linked has some good information, however may be biased towards a certain system!

-Completing a study on a chosen child to see how the children's development can be supported.

-Initially the person conducting the study will complete an initial assessment, identify and area of learning that is lower than others and then choose that area to focus on.

-They will then research and taking into account the individual child's needs, interests and the environment to come up with a theory to how they will support this child to progress with their development.

-They will produce activities on a weekly basis and they will evaluate those activities, adapting where needed.

-Over several weeks they will gather the evidence by completing observations of the activity.

-At the end of the study another assessment will be completed and this will allow the person to evaluate if the original theory they had been successful or not, look at what worked well and what didn't. See what they learnt from the study as well as what the child learnt.

-They will then put together all of the evidence from gaining permission, initial assessment, all about me form, activity plans completed, Observations completed, final assessment, Introduction and a Final Evaluation.

Strengths of this are that it can be a really in depth assessment method that if conducted well can cover a huge amount of criteria, those in early years can complete a lot of this in the room and on the job and will be a great tool to use in the future. Weakness is that it can take a huge amount of time to complete, it can be very challenging for some people and if not taught properly become very overwhelming and confusing. It can also take the assessor a lot of time to mark and check.

This can be adapted by making it a shorter study if needed or a longer study. It can be adapted and tailored to suit the specific study that wants to be completed. It can be broken down into small bitesize chunks for those that do find it overwhelming.

*should be planned with a learner; the time, place, what is to be observed etc with the focus of the observation made clear, however holistically other assessment criteria may be observed too

*can be positive as it is good for holistic assessment opportunities, good for knowledge, skills and behaviours, learning in context

*negatives - may be environmental factors that they can't control, may depend on others, can be stressful/cause anxiety so learners not showing their complete learning or competency

*Can be adapted in the focus of the observation, place, length of time, number of people involved, activity being observed,

*Can be used in many settings/ways - observation of interactions, task completion, manufacturing, study skills

one thing we do in my course is set the learner off to research the changes in the highway code, for example the room you have to leave vulnerable road users and the rule changes off when a pedestrian is at a junction and you should let them cross before manoeuvring. we use the gov.co.uk website.

a strength can be it helps in problem solving skills, and helps with critical thinking and knowledge acquisition skills.

A weakness can be that without any guidance learners can go down the rabbit hole and off task or get information from incorrect sources.

different ways for the evidence to be provided can be verbal, written or presented. Finding evidence can be from internet or physical books from resources given to the leaner

Is normal used as a formative assessment, where you would ask questions to establish what knowledge and understanding the learner has of the topic being covered . Hinge questions

round the room, mini white boards, quizzes

strength - can provide instant feedback

address any gaps in knowledge. Leaners my need time to prepare, so may need to know what they are being asked. There may be limitations to the answer if only yes or no answer hard to demonstrate knowledge.

Tailor the questions into a language the learner understands , Make them engaging to them.

used so you can guide learning, stretch leaners.