Assessment for Learning Teachers’ Observation Notes - Guide to completion
Self and peer assessment
School:
Teacher:
Class:
Date:
Teacher revisits learning intention,
success criteria and relevance.
Write the learning intention and success criteria here.
Is there clarity about the learning in the lesson?
Are students reminded of and focussed on the learning intention, success criteria
and their relevance to their learning?
Self and peer assessment relates to the
success criteria/quality of the learning.
Is self/peer assessment focussed on the success criteria/quality of
learning?
Time is allowed for modelling the
assessment process so that students
understand clearly how to self and peer
assess, if required.
This would only be evident where self/peer assessment is a new strategy, with
perhaps an emphasis on modelling. Is there clarity about the process and
language to be used?
Teacher monitors the students’
capability during self/peer assessment.
How skilled are the students at self/peer-assessment?
Is there an established routine in the class?
Are students aware of expectations? (Talk to some students to gauge this)
Assessment resources easy to use and
readily available to students
These might include highlighter pens, conference cards, success criteria sheets,
rubrics and exemplars. List here what was ready for the students to use
To what extent does the self or peer assessment process prompt reflection on the
students’ learning?
Self or peer assessment specifies
attainment and identifies the next
learning step
Can the students recognise where they have or have not met the success criteria?
Can the students identify what they need to work on next?
Learning-focused relationships
How strong is the students’ sense of partnership, with each other and with the
teacher? Do they have a secure understanding of the self-assessment process?
Do they use it independently?
Did they co-construct the next learning step or the success criteria?
How strong is the commitment of the students to this learning?
Goal:
Monitoring: What will you be doing differently?
What will your students be doing differently?