Progressive Assessment

Rob AbbeyPrincipal Consultant

Hobsons Enterprise Services11th March 2014

Progressive Reporting?

* Reporting: A Rethink!

* What are the benefits and challenges of Feedback?

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Curriculum Cycle and Progressive Reporting

Planned Curriculum

Taught Curriculum/

Lesson Plans

Assessment

Reflection Feedback!

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Thinking about Reporting

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Standards based learning

http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/manuals/pdf_doc/HSC_assess_booklet.pdf

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HSC Assessment Tasks – Standards Based

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http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/timetoteach/policy_doc/principles_ar.pdf

Resources for Assessment

Assessment must be relevant, appropriate, be fair, accurate, be useful, integrated into teaching and learningand manageable and draw on evidence.

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http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/timetoteach/policy_doc/principles_ar.pdf

Resources for Reporting

Reports to ParentsMust meet guidelines• A – E reporting• Report against NSW syllabus standards• Summarise learning• Twice a Year!

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School Reports – The What! and How Well?

Consider:What students have had the opportunity to learn spelt out in syllabuses and school teaching / learning programs

How well students have achieved the learning The A – E grade scale describes how well students achieve.

http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/consistent_teacher/reporting.htm

11http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/media/downloads/languagesupport/reporting/english.pdf

These are UNITS

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Conclusion:

Rethink what we need to report on to parents!

Simplify our jobs – 4 weeks of hell!

How did we end up with the complexity of school reports?

Conclusion: Outcomes and Indicators of learning!

Instead: Report on Syllabus units or topics!

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Types of Assessment

Formative: What does a student know before a unit?

Summative: What did the student learn after?

Performance: PROGRESSIVE ASSESSMENT!!

Feedback is BOTH formative and Summative!

Where does feedback fit in?

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1) Feedback and making Learning Visible

John Hattie and Learning

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Feedback is Transformational

It can inform a teacher how they are going!

Requires Change Management• Communication with stakeholders• Address emotional issues – fear, uncertainty• Create ownership• It is part of Quality Teaching

It is a journey! It is the Path of Most Resistance!It is a struggle, hard work and takes time!

17 http://visible-learning.org/2013/02/john-hattie-helen-timperley-visible-learning-and-feedback/

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What is quality feedback?SET-GO Model

What I Saw was... (specific, descriptive)Teacher prompts if necessary with:

What Else did you see?What did you Think, learner? (encourage learner to problem solve for themselves)

Teacher then facilitates in problem-solvingLet's clarify what Goal we would like to achieve.Any Offers of how we could achieve this?

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/medicalschool/teaching-portal/teaching-skills/teaching-resources/giving-feedback

BOOST ModelBalanced. Include both good and bad pointsObserved. Only give examples of what you have seen the learner see and

do, don't bring in your preconceptions or previous experienceObjective or Owned. Make sure your feedback is factual and based on

actions, not any prior emotional response you may have to the personSpecific. Always use specific examples to illustrate a comment. Exactly

why or how was the action done well or badly? Avoid broad statementsTimely. Feedback should be given as close to the event as possible to

ensure accuracy and effectiveness

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http://www.treasury.govt.nz/publications/media-speeches/guestlectures/pdfs/tgls-hattie.pdf

20 http://www.treasury.govt.nz/publications/media-speeches/guestlectures/pdfs/tgls-hattie.pdf

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Curriculum Mapping Journey

Planned Curriculum

Taught Curriculum – Lesson Plans

Assessment

Reflection Feedback!

Stay tuned! For another day.

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How does Hobsons view progressive Reporting?