Checking Learning by https://padlet.com/laurakayes/abvzv6uwuxjzzu2w Assessment for Learning en-us 2022-04-19 08:49:02 UTC 2025-11-03 07:33:08 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f469-1f3eb.png 4. Assessment for Learning, or formative assessment, refers to any checking of learning activity that is used to guide teaching. laurakayes https://padlet.com/laurakayes/abvzv6uwuxjzzu2w/wish/2148272941 Education is a conversation, and assessment for learning allows learners to contribute. They can demonstrate what they know  and what they need further support with, allowing us as educators to make appropriate decisions about what happens next. 

We hope the tools and resources below will be of value to your practice. 

Please reach out with any questions, or to share any fantastic resources you've come across yourself. We would love to share them!]]> 2022-04-19 08:52:23 UTC https://padlet.com/laurakayes/abvzv6uwuxjzzu2w/wish/2148272941 1. Getting Started with Assessment for Learning laurakayes https://padlet.com/laurakayes/abvzv6uwuxjzzu2w/wish/2148274077 'Assessment for learning (AFL) is an approach to teaching and learning that creates feedback which is then used to improve students’ performance. Students become more involved in the learning process and from this gain confidence in what they are expected to learn and to what standard.
AFL involves students becoming more active in their learning and starting to ‘think like a teacher’. They think more actively about where they are now, where they are going and how to get there.'

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]]> 2022-04-19 08:53:25 UTC https://padlet.com/laurakayes/abvzv6uwuxjzzu2w/wish/2148274077 2. What Does It Look Like? laurakayes https://padlet.com/laurakayes/abvzv6uwuxjzzu2w/wish/2148275718 Effective Assessment for Learning has been evidenced to be one of the top ten impactful teaching practices for learner engagement and outcomes. 

But what does it look like in practice?

This 5 minute videos provides a quick summary.]]> 2022-04-19 08:54:41 UTC https://padlet.com/laurakayes/abvzv6uwuxjzzu2w/wish/2148275718 3 (a). Formative Assessment laurakayes https://padlet.com/laurakayes/abvzv6uwuxjzzu2w/wish/2148277597
  • Happens regularly throughout class

  • A monitoring activity to immediately inform the teacher and the learner of what they know and what they don't know yet 

  • Low stakes

  • Quick snapshots

    • ]]>     2022-04-19 08:56:40 UTC https://padlet.com/laurakayes/abvzv6uwuxjzzu2w/wish/2148277597     3 (b). Summative Assessment laurakayes https://padlet.com/laurakayes/abvzv6uwuxjzzu2w/wish/2148278038
  • Happens at the end of a topic or unit

  • To evaluate learning and provide a grade against a benchmark 

  • Often high stakes

  • E.g. exams, final projects, recitals, presentations, portfolio submission

    • ]]>     2022-04-19 08:57:07 UTC https://padlet.com/laurakayes/abvzv6uwuxjzzu2w/wish/2148278038     5. Questioning laurakayes https://padlet.com/laurakayes/abvzv6uwuxjzzu2w/wish/2148296522 In Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction, he stresses the vital importance of Checking for Understanding. Tom Sherrington outlines his favourite 'cold calling' questioning strategies to achieve this in the short blog post above.]]> 2022-04-19 09:14:17 UTC https://padlet.com/laurakayes/abvzv6uwuxjzzu2w/wish/2148296522 6. Kahoot! laurakayes https://padlet.com/laurakayes/abvzv6uwuxjzzu2w/wish/2148298461 This short video outlines how Kahoot! can be maximized for formative assessment, and learn how to best utilise reports to track student progress.]]> 2022-04-19 09:16:02 UTC https://padlet.com/laurakayes/abvzv6uwuxjzzu2w/wish/2148298461 7. 10 Active Google Meet Activities for your Classroom laurakayes https://padlet.com/laurakayes/abvzv6uwuxjzzu2w/wish/2148303232 Coming up with new ideas to keep your students engaged, and check their understanding remotely, during Google Meet calls is hard.

    While I don’t have a magic wand to make things better, these 10 Google Meet activities can add a little spark of interest to your class, and gather valuable information at the same time!

    ]]>     2022-04-19 09:20:42 UTC https://padlet.com/laurakayes/abvzv6uwuxjzzu2w/wish/2148303232     8. What Do You Think? laurakayes https://padlet.com/laurakayes/abvzv6uwuxjzzu2w/wish/2148307414 This is a space to share your thoughts. 

    Are you already using some of these?

    Have any of the posts inspired fresh thinking or presented strategies you would like to try? 

    Do you have other checking learning tips that are working well in your current practice and you would like to share?

    Please let us know below!]]>     2022-04-19 09:24:45 UTC https://padlet.com/laurakayes/abvzv6uwuxjzzu2w/wish/2148307414