APP is about providing a standardised means of measuring pupil attainment and it provides a structured approach to in-school assessment which:
- enables teachers to make judgements about their pupils’ attainment, keyed into national standards
- develops and refines teachers’ understanding of progression in their subject
- provides diagnostic information about the strengths and weaknesses of individual pupils and groups of pupils
- enables teachers to track pupils’ progress over time
- informs curriculum planning
- facilitates the setting of meaningful curricular targets that can be shared with pupils and parents
- promotes teaching that’s matched to pupils’ needs
- supports the transfer of meaningful information at key transitional points, e.g. from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 3
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is not a 'bolt-on' to existing arrangements. APP is all you need
Recording
Sheet
Click here to
access the APP
recording sheet by
Mark Greenaway -
[enter the names
across the top and
enter r, a or g in
the cell]
Click here to
access the APP
recording sheet from
the Kangaroo Maths
website
Click here
to access the
APP recording sheet
for
the P Levels
P1 - NC3
Pupil Self Assessment
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Mark Greenaway Pupil Self Assessment - linked to this APP from above: Combined Levels 3-8 |
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| Level 3-5 | Level 4-6 | Level 5-7 | Level 6-8 |
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Kangaroo Maths Pupil Self Assessment: Combined Levels 3-8 |
Level 3-5 | Level 6-8 |
| Stoke High Level 3-7 Topic Ladder | Foundation GCSE Self Assessment | Higher GCSE Self Assessment |
Supporting Documents
Click here
for DCFS Assessing
Pupils' Progress:
Focused assessment
materials - Levels 4
to 8 with examples
and Probing
Questions
Click here for
document to assist
you in assessing
pupils at different
levels
Click here
for an overview
document of the
progression from
Level 2 to level 8
Click here
for the NC Level
descriptors used in
the APP materials
and the higher GCSE
grade descriptors in
word format
Click here
for a DCSF
Direct link for
materials relating
to assessment
APP AT A GLANCE [John McIntosh]
| WHY | Supports systemic assessment | Improves students learning |
| Helps students understand where to go next | Gives parents/carers better information about students progress | |
| Informs teacher planning |
| RESOURCES |
Focussed Assessment material |
Assessment Packages |
| Assessment Guidelines | Levelopaedia | |
| APP Recording Spreadsheet - Above |
| HOW |
Identify learning objective to be assessed and how it is to be assessed (use assessment material/assessment guideline) |
Evidence in students books/worksheets |
| Observe and listen to students when they are talking | Evidence from tests | |
| Peer assessment | Student self-assessment | |
| Performance/feedback on ICT tasks (eg My Maths) |
|
RECORDING |
Mental note made by teachers |
Students use self-assessment sheets |
| Notes made on focussed assessment materials | Notes made on Assessment Guidelines | |
| Periodic referral to APP Guidelines | ||