Designing the Classroom Curriculum
In summary , formative reporting is an informal yet strategic teacher led process designed to provide the student with an insight into their learning performance and how they can improve it . At its core , is learning performance feedback conveyed by the teacher to the student in a supported and objective manner .
The Types of School and Classroom Reports
While parent / teacher interviews and report cards are part of the formal reporting that occurs in schools the following are examples of the various other report formats and opportunities for reporting student outcomes in a school or classroom .
Reporting student progress in schools follows protocols and processes that ensure information is based on objective decisions and as such , is effectively communicated . In all cases the defined learning outcomes are the chief reference . The notion of a standard or accepted qualifier is used by the teacher to examine student results and to make a corresponding judgment or calls on performance . The use of a standard also ensures reported results are reliable , fair and accurate ( Brady and Kennedy , 2009 , pp . 101 to 121 ).
There are three references that can be used when reporting student performance :
Norm - Referenced Reporting : Reporting a student ’ s achievement and progress in comparison to other students .
Criterion - Referenced Reporting : Reporting a student ’ s achievement and progress in comparison to predetermined criteria .
Standards Framework Reporting : Staged syllabus outcomes against which student achievement and progress can be compared ( Brady and Kennedy , 2009 , pp . 47 to 74 ).
Managing Formal Reporting of Student Progress
In NSW schools and in many government schools across Australia an outcomes-based approach to teaching and learning is used as the curriculum organiser . This approach acknowledges that students , regardless of their class or grade , can be working towards syllabus outcomes anywhere along the learning continuum . In order to accurately report student progress at school the teacher must develop systems and processes through which to record and manage the collection of data on students . Learning Management Question 1 is sourced from such ‘ data banks ’. These include :
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Individual student files where all information and data ( assessment pieces , etc .) relating to the student are housed
Record book where marks and grades are logged for each student
Work sample portfolio , similar to the individual student file and contain typical student work samples arranged according to curriculum programs or outcome statements
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