Assessment to Raise Achievement in Maths
This resource is part of the QCA resource "Using assessment to raise achievement in mathematics at key stages 1, 2 and 3" Which can be downloaded from the IOE Archive here: http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/4729/
About. The resource is a QCA document providing guidance on use of Assessment in mathematics teaching. It includes sections on:
- Learning goals, self & peer assessment
- Effecting questioning
- Marking and feedback
- Case studies of schools using strategies successfully
Pedagogical content. This resource explores approaches to assessment(ta) in maths, including the sharing of learning objectives(ta), group work(ta), whole class(ta) assessment, questioning(ta) and more. Four case studies serve as useful discussion prompts to share practice(ta). This .doc version of the QCA's 'Using assessment(ta) to Raise Achievement in Maths' allows schools to select parts of the document that are most relevant to them. (edit)
| Resource details | |
| Title | Using Assessment to Raise Achievement in Maths |
| Topic | [[Topics/Assessment|Assessment]] |
| Teaching approach | [[Teaching Approaches/Assessment|Assessment]], [[Teaching Approaches/Sharing practise|Sharing practise]], [[Teaching Approaches/Questioning|Questioning]], [[Teaching Approaches/Whole class|Whole class]], [[Teaching Approaches/Group work|Group work]], [[Teaching Approaches/Learning objectives|Learning objectives]] |
| Learning Objectives | The document would provide a useful reference point for use of assessment in mathematics. The case studies may offer inspiration for other settings - by the end of the document you should have some clear goals to meet in assessment in maths. |
| Format / structure | 1 .doc file (original pdf available from IoE - see below). |
| Subject | [[Resources/Maths|Maths]] |
| Age of students / grade | [[Resources/Secondary|Secondary]], [[Resources/Primary|Primary]], [[Resources/Higher|Higher]], [[Resources/KS1|KS1]], [[Resources/KS3|KS3]], [[Resources/KS2|KS2]]
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| Useful information | An Open Government Licenced (OGL) resource from QCA (see below)
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