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Unit 5

Your curriculum in action

Read the text below (left) before carrying out the activity.

Assessment for learning

Here we explore how assessment can contribute to effective learning about the global dimension.

Activity Resources:

  • Images
  • Interactive
  • Sound
  • Text
  • Video

Activity

  1. Click on the Text icon and look again at the piece of work written by a year-8 pupil.
  2. Assess this against the level descriptions in the National Curriculum for geography in England, or the level descriptions in the curriculum with which you work, for key stage 3 pupils (aged 11-14).
  3. Now answer the questions below.
    • Was this easy or difficult? Was it worthwhile or unhelpful?
    • Do you agree that a single piece of work does not produce enough evidence for a level judgement?
    • Does this form of assessment help to raise standards in the global dimension?