For my year 8 Website unit i used a range of assessment strategies
The first step was to use the QCDA national curriculum assessment criteria and amend the criteria so that the Kids know what level they where at.
We then took two revisions of this
Revison 1 = http://bit.ly/h9eb9V
Revision 2 = http://bit.ly/dFMTcN this was so that the kids could understand it better and there where all condensed into one sentence
I worked collaboratively with the ICTAC ICT across the curriculum teacher to amend these for all year 8 teachers.
Prior to my last lesson I arranged for them to do a series of peer assessments to make sure that their websites met the different requirements for them to achieve the highest level possible. Lesson plan here http://bit.ly/hEfz8X
Then for my last assement lesson, lesson plan here http://bit.ly/hbYC3P
Full Reflection on Lesson below
Year 8 Website Assessments
It has come to the end of the module and it is time to mark and assess the year 8 websites they have been makings.
The idea was to get them to prepare a short 2 minute presentation about their website to cover the assessment levels.
How we have done this
They have zipped up their whole folder containing their website and then they submitted this folder to the Joint assessment system so that I could access this through the teacher login.
This submission allowed me to access it for their presentations and viewing later.
Once it was submitted I then asked them to come up to the front with their chairs and gave them some tips on how to present well. These were things like to face the front, speak up, keep it simple, and introduce their website.
I also laid down the ground rules of no talking when someone is talking and no distracting the presenter.
I mentioned that I will be asking them some questions.
? What sort of design theme and colour scheme have your chosen and why?
? How have you made sure that your website is suitable to a range of audiences?
? If you did it again what improvements would you make?
How we did it.
I had to open up the zipped up work through the JAS and then show the website on the screen and at this point the pupil went through the website.
The as they go through it the point was to asses their work straight into the JAS this could be done easily with 2 people but I think would be hard with one person.
So the presentation really gave a good opportunity for the pupil to talk through their work and for you to see their thoughts on how they made it.
Problems
Behaviour wise it’s quite hard to manage them with your back turned to them!
The can sometimes go over board with clapping. A good suggestion from my mentor was to say that if you carry on clapping then you will be held back a minute for every clap that you do. So its almost letting them police it as they not all will want to stay behind. Then if I catch the culprits then I can keep them in.
The lower sets sometimes don’t elaborate enough at the beginning and don’t have a good introduction and jump straight into their classroom.
The good thing about assesimg the pupils through the JAS System is that you can then set objectices to cover the points that have not been covered as well as you would hav liked. The JAS systme allows you to quickly observe handed in work and then offer feedback and say what needs to be improved.
