Importance Of Marking

TASK A

1. THE JUSTIFICATION FOR SECTION OF ASSIGNMENTS

Annex 1, 2, 3 are the three Test blueprints which made for 10th week assessments for grade 6 (London), grade 7 (London) and grade 9 (London) students and the subjects is History. All three grades are following Cambridge curriculum but grade 6 and 7 students are using National curriculum text books. There is no specifically mentioned text book for grade 9 London new syllabus; therefore weekly lesson plans are not made. Usually students are assessed in every two weeks and these test papers been given to test their 9th and 10th weeks work. Papers are made by me as the grade coordinator according to the lesson plans. (Practically test blue prints were not used)

A test blue print is also

Significance of marking and providing feedback

Marking is a never ending process of teacher’s lives. Starting from books to assignments, monthly test papers and semester papers as well as different practical sessions marking are come under this heading. Good marking and constructive feedback are as vital as planning lessons and they are the way to drive improvement forwards.

Also teachers or assessors should understand marking cannot be just ticks on a page or with just a one or two words feedback, it needs to be productive. Good marking is an important part of the learning partnership between teachers and students which provides help for students at the point of learning.

Marking and proving feedback is important to the student as well as the teacher. Student can improve by looking at their marking and also teachers should encourage students by giving constructive feedback. Most of the times feedback is based on the markings and the observations of the teachers. That is why marking policy is consider as a working document which produces and informs good practice effective and that work is quality marked. Also it ensures that every student is given the opportunity to improve through clear and reliable marking and

According to the usual pattern of the school this test can be categorized as a formative assessment as well as a summative assessment. Because this has been usually practiced before the monthly test as well as a practice test for the semester exam too. It is practiced as an ongoing process in each 2nd week of the month. A specified criteria been used to assess student achievement at this level according to the test blue print. Assessment tasks are designed to identify the level of the performance of the student which can grade and communicate with them directly. After completing two weeks work checking their knowledge can considered a summative assessment too. Also this gives interpretation of individual performance relative to position in a group. For example, a student with highest mark is consider as a one with better achievement and students with lower marks can think on entering some extra effort to get more marks at the monthly test or the semester