Conceptual Understandings and Lines of Inquiry

Assessment is an integrated process that continually informs the learner, learning and teaching and the learning community to know what learning has been achieved and how to progress learning

• • • the assessment capable teacher

    • the role and purpose of assessment in the PYP

    • characteristics of integrated assessment

Monitoring, documenting, measuring and reporting on learning informs next learning and teaching steps

• • • evidencing learning in the classroom

    • utilising feedback to feedforward

    • planning for assessment with strategies and tools

    • designing assessments

Assessment capable students reflect on their learning, recognize how to adjust their learning and can give feedback to others

• • • identifying and supporting assessment capability in students

    • how to support students from self-assessment to self-adjusters

A positive assessment culture supports the learning community to make informed decisions that shape and strengthen learning and teaching

• • • how to utilize data and evidence to inform learning and teaching

    • IB standards and practices around assessment

    • developing and reviewing school assessment policy

    • the role of culture in developing an assessment capable learning community