Assessment for learning
Effective assessment is an everyday practice that involves noticing, recognising and responding to children’s learning. It is formative in that it effects learning and teaching. It requires knowledgeable practitioners that understand children’s learning. It includes and actively involves children and their families/whānau.
Reflective questions
- How effectively does our assessment practice reflect our assessment policy?
- Does our team have a shared understanding of assessment?
- How well, and in what ways do we involve children and their families/whānau in assessment?
- To what extent does our assessment practice reflect the four principles of Te Whāriki?
- How well does our assessment information capture the breadth and increasing complexity of children’s learning and development?
- How well do we analyse our assessment information to show children’s learning?
- How well do we use the information that we gain about children’s learning to promote ongoing learning?