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The first teacher interview was conducted with a year five teacher
on February 4th.
What do you think the purpose of assessment is?
To see where students are at the moment. To see where their
strengths and weaknesses lay what they have learned.
It helps us organise groups for sessions (spelling mastery, maths
groups). This streaming has its ups and downs a normal class,
small groups may have a issue with a question, whereas in
streamed groups, the whole class is getting stuck.
How do you plan for assessment?
Maths we always do pre-assessments. We look at AusVels and talk
about what they need to know.
Other assessments like Probe, we get a day out of the classroom to
assess all our students. That is organised through the school.
Do you support student diversity with your assessment
design?
Yes. We do a range of assessments. We have written, verbal/oral and
observations. Need to use a range of tests to get a clear picture
one test wont show you everything.
Looking at diversity, we apply for help with NAPLAN students with
extra needs are given scribes or extra time.
How do you record your students assessments? Is it
important to have a strategy?
A strategy is a must!! Predominately its all written. I have
assessment books for different topics. We use excel to record.
What do you think parent expectations are for
assessments/marking in these year levels?
It depends on the parent some are realistic about what their child
can or cannot do. There is a lot of pressure to achieve high grades
for the kids. Most parents are just happy if they are kept up to date
and informed.