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

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.