HISTORY AND ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING: LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND SELF EVALUATION

THIS RESOURCE HAS BEEN PRODUCED FOR YEARS 7-9. IT IS A BOOKLET THAT EACH PUPIL RECEIVES IN YEAR 7 AND SEES THEM THROUGH TO YEAR 9. EACH LESSON THAT IS TAUGHT FROM YEARS 7-9 IS COVERED HERE WITH A SIMPLE KEY QUESTION IN A LIST FORM(THESE KEY QUESTIONS FOLLOW THE SCHEME OF WORK (Also for sale)). NEXT TO EACH KEY QUESTION ARE THREE COLOMNS WHICH PUPILS TICK TO SHOW WHETHER THEY HAVE UNDERSTOOD A TOPIC FULLY, NOT AT ALL OR ONLY PARTIALLY. THEY FILL THIS IN AFTER COMPLETION OF EACH TOPIC. THIS WORKS ON A NUMBER OF LEVELS - PARENTS AND PUPILS CAN SEE WHERE THEY ARE IN THE SCHEME OF WORK AND CAN DO EXTRA RESEARCH AROUND TOPICS IN ADVANCE - OR CATCH UP IF THEY HAVE BEEN ABSENT. IT ALSO ALLOWS THE CHILD TO TELL YOU DISCREETLY WHETHER THEY HAVE UNDERSTOOD A TOPIC OR NOT. THIS HELPS YOU HELP THEM. IF MANY PUPILS ARE SHOWING THAT THEY HAVEN'T UNDERSTOOD THE SAME TOPIC THEN THIS HIGHLIGHTS TO YOU THAT MAYBE YOU NEED TO APPROACH THAT TOPIC DIFFERENTLY NEXT TIME.
ON EACH PAGE THERE IS ALSO A BOX CALLED 'LANGUAGE FOR LEARNING' WHICH INCLUDES ALL THE KEY WORDS THAT PUPILS WILL BE EXPECTED TO UNDERSTAND AFTER FINISHING THE TOPICS.
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
IT TOOK A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PRODUCE THESE BOOKLETS BUT THE BENEFITS GAINED ARE IMMEASURABLE. THESE BOOKLETS WERE COMMENDED BY OFSTED INSPECTORS AS GOOD PRACTICE.
Please note that at the start of each Year Booklet I would place a photocopied timeline so pupils could see what period they would be covering over the year. As I use a photocopy, these timelines are not included.