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New Updates - Progression in the New KS3 #historyteacher #tweko

11/30/2013

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Just a short post to say that I have updated a range of content to do with progression models for the new KS3. I have made a lot of amendments thanks to some very productive discussions with people online and in departments around the country. I have attached my DRAFT rationale for History, which outlines some of my current thinking - any feedback would be greatly appreciated. I have also updated the old posts with the new materials.

Some of the key changes include:

  • A greater focus on the assessment process - linking concepts to specific knowledge.
  • A removal of the concepts booklet for students - replacing this with very specific, student friendly mark schemes for every assessment.
  • A revision of the totalisers for Y7-9 so students can keep track of their progress in a general sense as well as a specific conceptual sense
  • The introduction of a student assessment system based on effort and progress rather than arbitrary grading.
  • The revision of some of the concepts to remove on or two of the more esoteric signposts.
  • Renaming the Concepts to Learning Objectives (I know - it felt wrong, but kids know what this means).
  • Drafting two example assessments to show how the process of assessment might work in practice.
  • The writing of student friendly versions of the concepts in the format: What do go historians do?
  • The production of new poster materials for classrooms.
  • The removal of generic descriptors in mark schemes altogether and hopefully a greater focus on the specific.
  • A rationale for planning and teaching in the new KS3.


All thoughts and comments appreciated.

2014_ks3_rationale.pdf
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5_-_women__the_vote.pdf
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a_good_historian.pdf
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2_-_william__hastings.pdf
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3 Comments
Tony Fox
12/1/2013 01:48:43 pm

many thanks for this sustained effort, it is certainly something to think about, and i will be experimenting with these materials.

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rca link
12/22/2013 06:46:00 pm

I really admire what you're doing here. I also think your use of Sam Weinberg's work and the big 6 are fantastic and show a very strong international dimension to your curriculum. It's a shame Oxford or Cambridge haven't funded the development of a 'beyond the bubble' style resource bank of tests of historical thinking.

I'll be interested to see if you start to develop any of these style of assessments once you move from the big picture to specific assessments.

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Alex Ford
12/23/2013 01:11:16 am

Hopefully that is the plan for next half term. There are one or two assessments on the blog - a causation one and a sources one. I think the challenge will be to get something which is rooted in the research but isn't over complicated and doesn't give kids a reductive idea about progress a la levels. Not exactly the easiest task in the world! I am always interested to see what other people are doing mind. Are you also working on Levels at the moment?

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