Comments on: Assessing a new course http://stuartmeldrum.co.uk/blog/2007/09/17/assessing-a-new-course/ Technological Education, it's an adventure! Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:14:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Lynne http://stuartmeldrum.co.uk/blog/2007/09/17/assessing-a-new-course/#comment-95462 Lynne Sat, 22 Sep 2007 18:27:56 +0000 http://stuartmeldrum.co.uk/blog/2007/09/17/assessing-a-new-course/#comment-95462 You can never have too many post it notes - uses are endless! I noticed a catalogue from a company the other day who were selling them with comments already on them - I may have missed an enterprise opportunity. You can never have too many post it notes - uses are endless! I noticed a catalogue from a company the other day who were selling them with comments already on them - I may have missed an enterprise opportunity.

]]> By: stuart http://stuartmeldrum.co.uk/blog/2007/09/17/assessing-a-new-course/#comment-95436 stuart Sat, 22 Sep 2007 13:51:19 +0000 http://stuartmeldrum.co.uk/blog/2007/09/17/assessing-a-new-course/#comment-95436 Thanks for that Lynne, somehow my email about this comment slipped into my spam folder. I like the idea of post-it notes. This is something that might work well with this class, I'll bear it in mind. I'll try to share the responsibility of deciding the success criteria as well. Thanks for that Lynne, somehow my email about this comment slipped into my spam folder.

I like the idea of post-it notes. This is something that might work well with this class, I’ll bear it in mind. I’ll try to share the responsibility of deciding the success criteria as well.

]]> By: Lynne http://stuartmeldrum.co.uk/blog/2007/09/17/assessing-a-new-course/#comment-94907 Lynne Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:07:05 +0000 http://stuartmeldrum.co.uk/blog/2007/09/17/assessing-a-new-course/#comment-94907 It's maybe too late for this - when classes are working on something which has an end product (for me likely to be a piece of writing or a talk/conversation), we start by deciding together what the success criteria will be, they then peer assess using their original success criteria and then give 2 stars and a wish. I usually do the same - they can be quite hard on each other. With S4 pupils have been using the SQA criteria to grade each other's work too. Not sure that peer assessing will stop them wanting a grade, but it's still a useful thing to do. Another way we might peer assess is again using the criteria, pupils assess in pairs. On post it notes write one of the criteria for success (ie for me this might be "uses a variety of structures"/"well structured"). Pairs then go around and look at everyone else's work - give them a time limit, when you say so they put the post it note on the piece of work they thing is the best example of the success criteria. They must be able to justify their choice - no just choosing their friends - and tell the rest of the class why they have chosen a particular piece. It’s maybe too late for this - when classes are working on something which has an end product (for me likely to be a piece of writing or a talk/conversation), we start by deciding together what the success criteria will be, they then peer assess using their original success criteria and then give 2 stars and a wish. I usually do the same - they can be quite hard on each other. With S4 pupils have been using the SQA criteria to grade each other’s work too. Not sure that peer assessing will stop them wanting a grade, but it’s still a useful thing to do.
Another way we might peer assess is again using the criteria, pupils assess in pairs. On post it notes write one of the criteria for success (ie for me this might be “uses a variety of structures”/”well structured”). Pairs then go around and look at everyone else’s work - give them a time limit, when you say so they put the post it note on the piece of work they thing is the best example of the success criteria. They must be able to justify their choice - no just choosing their friends - and tell the rest of the class why they have chosen a particular piece.

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