Primary Assessment - APP

Year 5 teacher Angie Sykes assesses her pupils using Assessing Pupils' Progress (APP). Following discussions with colleagues in school, Angie attends an external moderation session to compare her judgements with those of other teachers in the Authority.

APP is a new approach to teacher assessment in the core subjects for primary schools. Developed by QCA, it builds on good, day-to-day teaching and learning and encourages teachers to review pupils' performance periodically in relation to nationally agreed criteria.

Teachers can look at evidence from across the curriculum in order to get a profile of pupils' abilities in the core subjects.

APP emphasises the importance of teachers' professional judgements, and the outcomes can be moderated. It feeds directly back into classroom teaching and learning, encouraging teachers to respond to individual needs which are highlighted through assessment.

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HongKong-English on 29 November 2009

Helpful for those new to APP. Will have to watch the rest in the series to get to know it better. ...
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Duration: 15:00 minutes
Published: 29 October 2008
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Assessment | Formative assessment | Whole School

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KS2 | Primary

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Useful websites

Link to download The Assessment for Learning Strategy Link to download The Assessment for Learning Strategy

DCSF: APP The required resources for assessing pupils' progress (APP) in mathematics and reading and writing at Key Stage 2

QCA: APP Assessment, APP and relationship with national strategies

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- HongKong-English
  
  APP-Newly Introduced
  
  29 November 2009 - 21:07
  Helpful for those new to APP. Will have to watch the rest in the series to get to know it better.
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- sryder1
  
  APP
  
  26 May 2009 - 12:00
  It was interesting watching the process of Literacy APP. I agree with some aspects of the comment made by gillm2 about the general feeling about the use of APP. Many teachers feel their judgements challenged yet again by another initiative. However, I think APP gives more focus to the assessment process and will provide a more informed judgement about children's progress. It is daunting the first time you are sat there with all the different AF's facing you but the best way to start to get your head around it is to just have a go. Pick a few children from different abilities and practise. Practise makes perfect!! Before long this will be an embedded part of everyones assessment cycle and we will all wonder what all the fuss was about.
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- Pearson Schools
  
  Free APP Primary Literacy Resources
  
  21 May 2009 - 10:21
  Hi,
  
  Hope you don't mind us posting, but we've got a free Primary Literacy APP resource we thought you might find useful-you can pick it up here http://www.heinemann.co.uk/Primary/GlobalPages/RigbyStarFamilyAPP/RigbyStarFamliyAPPHome.aspx
  
  Thanks
  
  Victoria
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- gillm2
  
  APP
  
  26 April 2009 - 17:51
  I am the literacy co-ordinator in a small primary school and when it comes to moderation, it is not the friendly and supportive process shown in the film as many people see their professional judgements are yet again being challenged as they claim 'they know the children' It is time consuming and very hard to get your head around.
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- Lucy Bates
  
  APP
  
  21 March 2009 - 21:56
  LB
  This is a good basic overview for those who are just getting going with APP in Literacy. It does seem a bit daunting at first and time consuming but I am assured, as the programme highlights that it does get easier with time.
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- dbaillieu
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  Literacy
  
  4 February 2009 - 19:17
  It was good watching the process - Literacy APP
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- smith2008
  
  This was really helpful for
  
  4 December 2008 - 14:14
  This was really helpful for Literacy APP.
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- Lupin
  
  APP
  
  19 November 2008 - 21:36
  This is helful to get an overview of the process but it DOES NOT have any Maths in it, so look somewhere else for support with Maths APP!
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