A4L, AfL or Assessment for Learning » Learning Outcomes

AfL Links updated

A4Lblog — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 08:05:40 +0000

There is a plethora of materials available for AfL. To save everyone having to look for them all the time, I have updated the weblinks on the del.icio.us site. This is also available as an rss feed. Within Norfolk, the links are also available within the Netmedia VLE. Please feel free to contact us with further links to add to the list.

Getting a handle on AfL

A4Lblog — Fri, 24 Feb 2006 09:50:26 +0000

Some of the strategy materials on assessment for learning are great and really detailed. However, too much detail is often a problem for busy teachers. When I asked an adviser, how she enables people to have a quick introduction to AfL, she pointed out booklet no. 12 in the Pedagogy in Practice pack. Its predictably called ‘Assessment for Learning’ and contains a nice overview of the topic. The section on ‘Helping pupils recognise the standards they are aiming for’ is quite useful, as it is often quite difficult to enable student to understand National Curriculum Levels and other assessment criteria created for Adults.

You can download the booklet here and it’s also in our link collection.

Blended Learning and AfL

A4Lblog — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 15:14:24 +0000

Norfolk Education Advisory Services are currently exploring the use of blended learning for CPD (continued professional development). A number of teachers, advisers and pupils are involved in training opportunties, which make use of online discussion forums, video conferencing and digital video recording. Two of the projects include groups of teachers, who are keen to develop the application of AfL. Participants explore the application of curricular target setting, layered targets, the use of assessment to adapt planning and other aspects by exchanging ideas with colleagues from other schools.