Challenges with rubrics and marking schema

The difficult part with creating and using a marking rubric is differentiating between different levels of performance. Sometimes the only difference between a C and a B grade might be ‘satisfactory’ versus ‘good’ and it can be quite subjective...

Assessment in Learning

Today we were taught about the role of assessment in learning. It’s not just about giving students a grade on their knowledge, it’s about measuring where students are at in their learning, where they need to go and how best to get there. All good topic...

Planning

Why plan and who is the planning for? Who should be the focus of your decision making about how and what you teach – students, you, parents/carers, school, school system, community, government? Planning is important for teachers as it helps clarify the learning...