Marking and feedback!
Tudor Grange Academies Trust
Learning Dialogue.
In the following pages the teacher is supporting a learning journey through clear assessment, marking and feedback.
Learning Dialogue. Progress is very evident and sustained by: • clear diagnosis of specific issues in the child’s writing and setting simple tasks to rectify this • use of peer assessment which is of such a quality that indicates students have been well prepared for the activity through precision teaching
Identify key issues...
...use a comma.
Now practise this‌
...please.
Fantastic.
Engage peer to peer instruction...
Think about it!.
Confident commas.
Confirming understanding. “It is clear to me that you are now secure in your understanding of…” “To affirm this I would now like you to…”
Clear emphasis maintained on progress to target, proforma maintains efficienty. Self and peer assessment well supported by a clear emphasis on assessment objectives and subject specific vocabulary. Very precise direction for next steps in the learning journey.
Target.
Clear emphasis maintained on progress to target, proforma maintains efficienty. Self and peer assessment well supported by a clear emphasis on assessment objectives and subject specific vocabulary. Very precise direction for next steps in the learning journey.
A chance.
A clear question suggests the teacher assesses the student
And in addition to...
Indicating additional knowledge or understanding is required. “You have a secure grasp of…” “You now need to add to this an equally secure understanding of…” “In order to secure this you need to….”
Understood.
Concise feedback on secure aspects of learning. Teacher is using an efficient means of giving very specific “fine tuning� information needed by a high number of students. Annotations on the paper completed by the student are used as an efficient means of signposting them to tasks to fine tune understanding. Student’s self-esteem is high, she is completing challenge questions,
Semi-colons are good.
The student is directed to look at their own work and identify next steps. In this journey, the teacher should signpost tasks/development activities based on this. Student engagement should be high as they have identified their own
Signpost.
An example of very concise, efficient marking for a clearly able student. Next steps are efficiently signposted.
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Student has completed the ‘EBI’ activity, suggesting they value this. Pre-prepared sheets that are in common use in the department indicate that there is some anticipation of learning needs.
I want you to... Highlighting the need to “fine tune” understanding. “it is clear to me that you are secure in…but you seem to have misunderstood the concept of … “ “You are beginning to develop an understanding of …” “In order to fine tune this, I want you to … “
That’s clear!
Clear evidence that the learner’s views have been sought. Very clear diagnosis of what is secure. Clear targets identifying the learner needs to find tune understanding. Clear task given. Clear dialogue sustained by a focussed conversation on learning. Student has been given time to act and is now secure.
Mental.
Enhancing meta-cognitive ability “ I understand from your work that you are finding it difficult to think clearly / logically when …“ “In order to remedy this I would like you to …“
Meta-cognitive.
This is a simple task, the teacher is clearly using effective visual stimulus and cognitive tactics in order to support meta-cognitive ability and enhance the child’s progress in a
Own worst enemy...
Addressing ideas of self / ability issues stagnating progress “ I know that you think / feel…“
ed to address this quickly so that it is not a barrier to your le
Pleased.
Comment supports students’ esteem and evidences the teacher’s continuous assessment of progress. Very specific and clear diagnosis of aspects of the learning that are secure.
Give them wings.
All in the mind.
Addressing cognitive process issues. “You seem to be able to think through the first stages of...“ “Now I want you to use the following thinking framework in order to support... “
The Science Bits.