Learning Targets and Success Criteria

Success criteria...

• Tells students what they will learn.

• Describes how students are expected to demonstrate learning.

• Should be written in colorful letters.

• Inform students how to be successful in life.

Which of the following is a learning target?

• I can write a sentence using adjectives.

• I can use words from an anchor chart.

• You will do as I say and not as I do.

• We will learn to write a story about a chick.

Which of the following is a success criteria?

• I can state my ideas.

• The teacher is teaching adjectives.

• We are learning to write an informative text about chicks.

• I am learning to copy from the board.

When should you refer to learning targets and success criteria?

• beginning of lesson

• beginning and end of lesson

• during entire lesson

• when you remember

What is the purpose of a learning target?

• It's the knowledge, skills, and understanding students will acquire.

• They are the steps to success.

• What the teacher wants to teach.

• So students can talk to each other.

What is the purpose of formative assessments?

• So students can complete a worksheet.

• Students can complete a written test.

• It provides feedback to the teacher on the progress of student success.

• To assess student performance at the end of the lesson.

What is the purpose of summative assessments?

• It's the written task at the end of a lesson.

• To evaluate student learning at the end of lessons or unit.

• End of year exam.

• To be able to write academic reports.

Success criteria are used by students to assess their own learning.

• False

• True

Learning targets are most effective when they are ____________________ communicated.

• verbally

• visually

• not

• verbally and visually

How long should you spend developing learning targets and success criteria for a lesson?

• 0 - 2 minutes

• 2 - 10 minutes

• 10 - 40 minutes

• 40 minutes or longer