stages of assessment

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stages of assessment

• Initial assessment
• Diagnostic assessment (for SfL courses)
• Formative assessment
• Summative assessment

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Initial assessment

• A skills check which will establish levels of
  current skills and areas for further development.
• Initial assessment will inform starting point
  base line for the learner
• Mini-test or self assessmnet could inform this
  stage.

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Diagnostic assessment (SfL)

• Diagnostic assessment could take place over
  several sessions and will give a detailed learner
  profile to inform the ILP
• Diagnostic assessments are available in paper
  based and online format. Practice tests could
  also be used to inform this stage.

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Formative assessment

• The purpose of formative assessment is to review
  learner progress to inform further learning and
  readiness for summative assessment. This can be
  formal or informal and will link to learning
  outcomes for the course.
• Practice tests, written questions, tasks and
  production of evidence will inform this stage.

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Summative assessment

• Learners complete an assessment which marks the
  end of a period of learning where goals from the
  ILP are checked as being met.
• This is often a standardised assessment designed
  to meet the criteria of the examination board.
  SfL Learners would take the National Test in
  literacy and/or numeracy.

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RARPA has an important part to play in the
delivery of the Skills Strategy

• Recognising
• And
• Recording
• Progress
• Achievement

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The RARPA approach is a flexible learner-centred
approach which enables learners to take charge of
their learning
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• RARPA raises learners awareness of the
  learning process, builds their confidence and
  encourages enthusiasm by using a more engaging
  manner of reaching personal goals.

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RARPA is good educational practice
The five elements of the staged process are
mapped to the key questions of the Common
Inspection Framework (CIF).
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These five elements are

• Course aims that are clearly stated.
• Initial assessment of learners starting points
  and needs.
• Discussion and negotiation to identify
  appropriately challenging objectives.
• Formative assessment, checking on progress,
  making records and giving feedback.
• Final recognition of progress, recording and
  celebration of achievement

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RARPA can contribute to positive attitudes to
Lifelong learning

• RARPA will draw the attention of learners to
  progression courses
• The key document is the Individual Learner Plan
  ILP
• The ILP should be used as a working document to
  record the 5 stages above.