The introduction of our new Curriculum for Wales in September marks a significant shift in the role of assessment. Schools and settings will develop their own assessment arrangements for each individual learner to progress at an appropriate pace, ensuring that they are supported and challenged accordingly. In readiness for Curriculum for Wales, personalised assessments have been introduced as a tool to support this new approach to assessment and to help learners to make progress in their reading and numeracy skills.
Under the new arrangements, a wide range of assessment approaches should be used to build a holistic picture of the learner. As part of this, when planning learning and supporting learner progression, practitioners are encouraged to give full consideration to the information on skills identified by the personalised assessments, alongside other classroom-based information about the learner.
The new assessment arrangements will be forward-looking, with a focus on identifying where a learner is in their learning, their next steps and the support needed to move forward in their learning. The personalised assessments, for years 2 – 9, are designed to support individual learner progression. They are for formative use, giving practitioners and learners an insight into the reading and numeracy skills of the learner and an understanding of strengths and areas for improvement.
The personalised assessments are adaptive, with questions presented based on the responses to previous questions. This means that learners can show the extent of their skills in the assessment, and practitioners can see where they are on the continuum. Each learner’s assessment helps them develop their skills through understanding what they can do, the things they may need to work on, and their next steps.
Read moreThe new assessment arrangements will be forward-looking, with a focus on identifying where a learner is in their learning, their next steps and the support needed to move forward in their learning. The personalised assessments, for years 2 – 9, are designed to support individual learner progression. They are for formative use, giving practitioners and learners an insight into the reading and numeracy skills of the learner and an understanding of strengths and areas for improvement.
The personalised assessments are adaptive, with questions presented based on the responses to previous questions. This means that learners can show the extent of their skills in the assessment, and practitioners can see where they are on the continuum. Each learner’s assessment helps them develop their skills through understanding what they can do, the things they may need to work on, and their next steps.
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