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Q 13 Know a range of approaches to assessment, including the importance of formative assessment. Q 26 (a) Make effective use of a range of assessment, monitoring and recording strategies. (b) Assess the learning needs of those they teach in order to set challenging learning objectives. Q 27 Provide timely, accurate and constructive feedback on learners’ attainment, progress and areas for development. Q 28 Support and guide learners to reflect on their learning, identify the progress they have made and identify their emerging learning needs.
QTS standards for Wales S3.2.1 They make appropriate use of a range of monitoring and assessment strategies to evaluate learners’ progress towards planned learning objectives, and use this information to improve their own planning and teaching. S3.2.2 They monitor and assess as they teach, giving immediate and constructive feedback to support learners as they progress. They involve learners in reflecting on, evaluating and improving their own performance. S3.2.5 With the help of an experienced teacher, they can identify the levels of attainment of those learning English or Welsh where this is the language in which they are being taught and is different from the language or form of language of their home. They begin to analyse the language demands and learning activities in order to provide cognitive challenge as well as language support.
Initial assessment of new pupils will not be the concern of students or NQTs but is useful as background information. Summative assessment will concern all practising teachers and formative assessment, assessment for learning, is the responsibility of all practitioners: teachers, students and TAs. Assessment for diagnostic purposes i.e. the identification of additional learning needs, will not be addressed here as it needs specialist attention:
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