Opportunities for Assessment in “My Changing World”

Implications for Learning and Teaching

ALL subjects have a statutory responsibility to help pupils acquire and develop skills and capabilities

Ongoing part of classroom activity

Infused into the context of the subject

Formative assessment (assessment for learning)

Need for planning

Cross Curricular Skills

Thinking Skills

Personal Capabilities

Levels of Progression

The Cross-Curricular Skills

Levels of Progression

Levels of Progression

The Levels of Progression: are for Communication, Using Mathematics and Using

ICT. will be used to make holistic summative judgements

about pupil progress each year; form the basis for reporting on the skills; also provide a continuum of development and

progression directly linked to the requirements; are competence based - ‘Pupils can’ ; are mapped to National Qualifications Framework

(Functional/Key/Essential Skills); are currently in draft format, until detailed legislation is

in place.

Levels of Progression: Communication

www.nicurriculum.org.uk

Levels of Progression: Using Mathematics

www.nicurriculum.org.uk

Levels of Progression: Using ICT

www.nicurriculum.org.uk

KEY FEATURES OF LEVELS 1 & 2

FAMILIAR CONTEXTS MODELLED, SHARES AND GUIDED

READING, WRITING etc REAL OBJECTS SIMPLE ACTIVITIES EXPLORE, EXPRESS, EXCHANGE,

EVALUATE & EXHIBIT DEVELOPMENT – WITHIN AND TOWARDS

LEVELS

Personal Development

USING MATHEMATICS – “measure” resource 4

COMMUNICATION – “Talking & Listening” resource 6

Employability

COMMUNICATION – “Reading” resources: 1,2

USING MATHEMATICS – “handling data” resource 2

Citizenship

USING MATHEMATICS – “algebra & number” resource 1

COMMUNICATION – “Writing” resources 3,4

Home Economics

USING ICT – resource 6

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