a4l

**Assessment for Learning (A4L)**
Try using the 'forums' in your VLE (Fronter).
 * What's new?**

Asking each student a pertinent question that relates to the learning objective of your lesson.
 * For example:**
 * Starter:**

Check understanding and that all students are on track to meet their learning objectives.
 * Midway:**

Use a final forum question to assess the impact your teaching has had on each of your learners.
 * Plenary:**

Be sure to spend time writing the 'correct' question. The results of your forum can only be as good at the question you ask.
 * Top tip:**


 * This could change your teaching practice forever.**

Bob the Builder's guide to A4L [|presentation] [|e-assessment]- presentation on e-assessment [|KS3 level grid] [|New Attaiment Targets] - levels highlighted to show progression [|ICT Targets] - A simplified version of attainment targets for students, using life cycle. [|KS3_markbook] - A excel markbook for ks3 ict. [|KS4_markbook] - A excel markbook for ks4 ict. [|lesson and seating plans] - A spreadsheet with computer numbers and record of what achieved each lesson [|welcome presentation] - to ensure that students have a clear understanding of lesson aims and objectives marking criteria [|(slide 3)] - how the task relates to NC levels [|Peer assessment sheet] - A printout sheet for students to give feedback to each other on specific criteria [|Self evaluation sheet] - A writing frame for students to review their own work Common assessment [|excel activity]- An example assessment task on creating a system using Excel [|assessment tower] - See progression as a tower that is gradually built up.
 * Notre Dame Resources**

[|Hot Potatoes] [|Blockbusters] can be used to quickly create a variety of self marking [|activities]. [|QuizMaker] - teach-ict.com's quiz making templates [|Yacapaca] has some very good baseline tests specifically written for KS3 ICT. The students can choose which level they wish to attempt and give themselves a target of how many to get right. It also has an eportfolio feature in which students can submit work to their teacher to be marked. [|See flash demo] [|NAA KS3 ICT onscreen assessment tasks] - Former SAT test for KS3 ICT converted into tasks for different skills [|LGfL ICT] Assessment resources http://www.4matrix.org/ - an innovative new data analysis and research toolkit - and an essential system for schools that wish to make effective and high impact use of performance data. 4Matrix :an innovative new data analysis and research toolkit - and an essential system for schools that wish to make effective and high impact use of performance data.
 * E-assessment tools**

Other Schools/Organisations Resources
[| A4L10principles.doc]

[|Assessment for learning: Beyond the black box], QCA [|Interview with Prof. Paul Black on A4L], GTC [|Futures, Meeting the Challenge], QCA
 * Additonal Reading**