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Assessment For Learning (Afl) Unit 1: Rationale and Overview
Assessment For Learning (Afl) Unit 1: Rationale and Overview
Unit 1:
Rationale and Overview
PMB 2007
Activity 2
Key Purposes of Assessment
Assessment of
&
for Learning
Summative Assessment
Formative Assessment
- to prove learning
- to improve learning
- measures learning
- grows learning
- done to learners
- externally referenced
- personally referenced
- outcome focused
- process focused
Activity 3
Draw the Titanic
Be detailed.
Draw it in profile.
Depict it in full daylight and afloat.
High
Performance Range in Assessment for Learning groups
Low
High
Improvement
Formative
Feedback
Input
Success
Criteria
Learning
Activity
AfL Summary
AfL
is formative assessment;
seeks to improve learning rather than prove it;
can significantly and measurably improve pupil performance; and
requires understanding, careful planning and gradual integration
to be meaningful and successful.
Further information
Publications:
Websites:
www.aaia.org.uk
www.qca.org.uk
www.slamnet.org.uk
http://arg.educ.cam.ac.uk