Junior Cycle CSPE Classroom-Based Assessment

LEARNING OUTCOMES IN FOCUSStudents should be able to:

3.4 use the correct terminology to describe IrishandEuropeandemocraticinstitutions, structures,politicalpartiesandroles.

3.5 discuss strengths and weaknesses of the democraticprocess. 3.12 examine case studies of the use of digital orothermediainapoliticalelection orreferendum.

3.13 reflectonwhathasbeenlearnedinthis strand.

NAME OF CBA

Raising awareness about Brexit and its potential impact on our lives.

TEACHING AND LEARNING CONTEXT StudentsdidaKWLexercise(whatIknow,wanttoknow,learned)aboutBrexit.ThisledtodiscussionontheEU,howitworks,whatmembershipmeansandtheroleofreferendumsinademocracy.

Students then debated the advantages and disadvantages of EU membership from an Irish perspectiveandstudentsworkedingroupstorankthebenefitsofIreland’smembershipoftheEU.

In examining some of the reasons ‘Why did Britain decidetoleave?’thefollowinglinkswereuseful:

BBC Newsround on Brexit

BrexitExplainedonRTEnews2day

ThisledtofurtherdebateonpossibleconsequencesforIrelandina‘deal’or‘nodeal’BrexitscenarioandhowitmightaffectthelivesofordinarycitizensinIrelandandNorthernIreland.

Finally,studentsusedtheirdigitaldevicestoresearchsomeofthe28memberstatestobroadentheirknowledgeofthediversityoftheEU.

STUDENT CITIZENSHIP ACTION RECORD

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Exceptional Above expectations In line with expectations Yet to meet expectations

Theannotationscaptureobservationsbythestudent'steacher,usingtheFeaturesofQuality,withaviewtoestablishingthelevelofachievementthisworkreflects.TheannotationsandjudgmentswereconfirmedbyaQualityAssuranceGroup,consistingofpractisingteachersandrepresentativesoftheDepartmentofEducationandSkillsInspectorate,theStateExaminationsCommissionandtheJuniorCycleforTeachersSupportService.

FEATURES OF QUALITY

Exceptional

• Theactionrecordshowshowthestudentfullyandeffectivelyengagedinmeaningfulaction.• Thestudent’spersonalreflectionsontheirlearningareofexcellentquality.• Therecordispresentedinacomprehensive,creativeandhighlyeffectivemanner.

Above expectations

• Theactionrecordprovidesevidenceofhowthestudentengagedinmeaningfulaction.• Thestudent’spersonalreflectionsontheirlearningareofgoodquality.• Therecordispresentedinanorganised,creativeandeffectivemanner.

In line with expectations

• Theactionrecordprovidesevidenceofthestudent’sengagementintheaction.• Thereissomeevidenceofpersonalreflectionontheirlearning.• Theactionrecordispresentedinanorganisedmannerwithsomecreativity.

Yet to meet expectations

• Thereislimitedevidenceofpersonalengagementintheactiontaken.• Thereisverylimitedevidenceofstudentreflectiononlearning.• Theactionrecordprovidesaverybasicsummaryofinformationalthoughitmaylackdetailand creativity.

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Exceptional Above expectations In line with expectations Yet to meet expectations

TEACHER ANNOTATIONS

Thestudentundertookmeaningfulactionwhichwaspersonallymeaningfulforthestudent.Itwasalsomeaningfulactionbecauseitwasthoughtfullyplannedandexecutedandcreatedwiderawarenessamongsttheschoolcommunity.Thestudentprovidesaclearrationalefortakingtheactionandthereisevidenceofeachofthestepstaken,allofwhicharepurposefulandbuildintoacoherentactionandrecord.ThewayinwhichtherecordpresentstheresultsofasurveyofacrosssectionofJCandLCstudentsandalsoprovidesreflectionandanalysisofthedatagatherediscommendable.Theeffectivenessoftheactionisstrengthenedbythedecisiontousethefindingsfromthesurveytoraiseawareness,throughtheTVscreensintheschool.

Thereisevidenceofexcellentpersonalreflectionthroughouttherecord.ThestudentreflectedonwhythetopicofBrexitmattered,andhowtheymightbeabletogenerateawarenessaboutthistopicamongstpeers.Thereflectionsshowanabilitytoreflectonwhathasbeenlearnedthroughouttheactionbutalsoacapacitytoreflectonwhatthismeansforthestudentandforthewiderworld.Richpersonalinsightsareevidencedthroughouttherecordsuchastheimportanceofvaluingone’sidentityasanIrishEUcitizenandanapprecia-tionofthevalueofhavingandusingone’svote.

Thelevelofdetailintherecordiscomprehensive.Itisorganizedhighlyeffectivelyintosectionswhichreflectthedifferentstagesofthelearningexperience,fromsettingoutone’sgoals,toresearchingthestructureoftheEUandthereasonsbehindtheUKvotingLeave,togatheringdataabouttheattitudesofyoungpeopleintheschooltowardsBrexit,toraisingawareness.Thereisalsoevidenceofcreativeuseofvisualimages,chartsandphotoswhichareusedtogoodeffectandprovidesnapshotsofimportantelementsoftheaction.

LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT

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Exceptional

Theannotationscaptureobservationsbythestudent'steacher,usingtheFeaturesofQuality,withaviewtoestablishingthelevelofachievementthisworkreflects.TheannotationsandjudgmentswereconfirmedbyaQualityAssuranceGroup,consistingofpractisingteachersandrepresentativesoftheDepartmentofEducationandSkillsInspectorate,theStateExaminationsCommissionandtheJuniorCycleforTeachersSupportService.

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