Using APP in Maths
A few helpful links and ideas:
http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/primaryframework/assessment/app – The main section on the Primary Framework website.
However, just to confuse everyone who’d just got to grips with the Primary Framework website, they’ve redesigned the Standards site (and made it very difficult to find anything), so the updated section, with Level 1 grids, is here: http://nationalstrategies.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/node/20683
http://nationalstrategies.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/node/158443 – List of benefits and link to booklet ‘Getting to Grips with Assessing Pupil Progress‘
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/maths/mathsA5.htm – In the ‘New Primary Framework’ section, there is an Excel version of the APP guidelines (’Asessing Pupil Progress Recording System’). This will be particularly helpful if you are trying to assess all pupils in your class using APP.
Teacher’s TV has a video showing a Year 5 teacher assessing writing using APP and attending moderation meetings: http://www.teachers.tv/video/29809. This might be helpful for staff meetings.
http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_13581.aspx has information about APP and links to related materials. It will also include links to the evaluation reports from the pilots of APP. http://curriculum.qca.org.uk/key-stages-3-and-4/assessment/assessment_and_the_curriculum/day-to-day-periodic-and-transitional-assessment/index.aspx has a very short video/animation which explains the different types of assessment (day-to-day, periodic and transitional) using the ‘painting in a gallery’ analogy. This could be useful for staff meetings or to show to governors.
One useful idea that came out of the last training I attended was to use small coloured stickers to label evidence in pupil’s books. Have a set of numbered stickers for each child that you are assessing, and stick in book when evidence is shown. Then write the corresponding number on the APP grid. This will be useful for me as Maths Leader as it will enable me to moderate and monitor judgements by looking at the evidence that teachers are using.
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