Exploring Science : How Science Works Year 8 Formative and Summative Assessment Support Pack

The Assessment Pack:

Provides baseline assessment

§      Find out what your pupils already know with ‘Quick Quizzes’.

§      Use this to choose the most appropriate teaching approach for each pupil.

 

Includes formative assessment opportunities throughout

§      ‘Quick Checks’ allow pupils to judge for themselves how well they are learning, and identify ways in which to improve.

§      ‘Target Sheets’ encourage pupils to measure their own progress.

 

Differentiated summative assessment

§      With end-of-unit tests for every unit, containing SAT-style and How Science Works questions.

§      Plus an open-ended summative task for every unit with levelled outcomes.

§      End-of-year tests provided at different levels (L3-5 and L5-7 level descriptors, marking guidance and sample answers are provided).

 

AT1 assessment

§      Practical activities designed to develop strands of AT1.

§      Suggests a full AT1 investigation for each unit.

§      Level descriptions are adapted for each investigation, which can be used as a mark scheme.