Exploring Science : How Science Works Year 7 Formative and Summative Assessment Support Pack CD-ROM

The Assessment 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.