ECAD4008 - AfL What do we remember?

Assessment is effective when it involves...

• testing a student after the learning has been completed.

• providing learners with feedback at the end of each topic.

• early and perceptive feedback with time to make changes.

• marking work three days after it's been handed in.

AfL is the process of seeking and interpreting evidence for use by_________and their teachers to decide where the learners_______ in their learning, where they need________ and how best to __________

• parents, have been, go next, get there.

• learners, are, to go next, get them there.

• learners, are, improve, test them.

• teachers, are, to go next, take holidays.

What is the name of the report by Paul Black and Dylan Wiliam that revolutionised how we conceptualise classroom assessment?

• Working inside the black box

• Assessment inside the black box

• Thinking outside the black box

• Inside the black box

When AfL is implemented effectively it raises standards of achievement across the board, particularly for...

• MAT

• the higher ability.

• the middle ability

• the lower ability

When AfL is implemented effectively it ...

• reduces the spread of attainment across whole class.

• increases the spread of attainment across whole class.

• has no effect on the spread of attainment across whole class.

• reduces the spread of attainment between middle and upper groups only.

How many months of extra learning does Dylan Wiliam's 2009 research suggest AfL achieves?

• 6 months

• 7 months

• 8 months

• 9 months

D Royce Sadler believes that a learner should have what?

• A similar concept of the quality required as that of the teacher.

• Create their own idea of the quality required for a task.

• The ability to guess the quality the teacher has in their heads.

• A lower expectation of quality than their teacher for a task.

D Royce Sadler states that learners need to monitor their work...

• after it has been produced.

• before production begins.

• halfway through production.

• during the act of production.

Which of the following is NOT a part of 'new style' assessment?

• Teachers assesses where the class of learners are and adjusts the learning accordingly.

• Learners assess where they are and decide how they can improve.

• Peers assess each other and recommend ways to improve.

• All are part of new style assessment...nice try!

What is the missing element of Assessment for Learning?

(Sharing criteria with learners, Quality of questions / quality of talk, Peer and self assessment).

• Use of feedback

• Quality of feedback

• Use and quality of feedback

• Feedback and feedforward