Assessment Statements - Abraham Guest School

Reflective learners:
Bronze
Silver
You can see some interest in
what you are learning. You
show some interest in things
outside school.
A lot of what happens in
school interests you. You
take part in lots of things
outside school.
You are interested in most
things in school. You can
make things interesting.
You have a wide range of
interests outside of school.
Talk about
success
You use success criteria to
talk about your success in
lessons with the teacher.
You can say whether you
have been successful based
on assessment criteria.
You can talk about your
success. You can generate
your own success criteria for
tasks to measure yourself
against.
Listen to and
learn from
feedback
You listen to feedback and
with support you are
beginning to change what
you do.
You respond positively to
feedback from teachers and
your peers, and you make
changes to your work..
You always respond
positively to feedback. You
always act on what you are
told to make future
improvements..
You can describe what went
well and what did not go so
well. You are beginning to
learn from what did not go
well.
You can reflect on what went
well and what did not go so
well. You can make
suggestions about what to
do next time..
You reflect, independently,
and ask yourself what went
well. You know what you
need to change for next
time..
Are curious
Learn from
mistakes
Gold
Resourceful learners :
Make good
use of the
teacher
Make good use
of other
people
Make good use
of learning
materials
Use a range
of learning
styles
Bronze
Silver
Gold
You listen to information
and instructions. You ask
for help when you are stuck.
You listen carefully to
information and instruction
from your teacher. You check
your understanding by
asking the right questions.
You recognise your teacher
as an important source of
information. You think about
the questions you ask to
make most of the teacher.
You listen to ideas from
others in your group.
Sometimes you ask
questions about the work.
You often share ideas in your
group and will listen and take
ideas on board. You often
ask questions in your group.
You recognise that peers and
other adults are great
sources of information. You
think carefully about your
questions.
You make reasonable use of
learning materials to help
you in your work.
You know your own learning
style and can talk about how
you learn best.
You make full use of the
learning materials from your
teacher and use your own
materials as well.
You know your own learning
style and you are beginning
to practice learning in
different ways.
You independently search
out and use a wide range of
learning materials. You
make reference to several
sources and judge this
information.
You can learn in a number of
different ways and you
choose the most effective
way depending on the task.
Responsible learners :
Bronze
Silver
Gold
With guidance you can think
before you act. You are
practicing to et better at
this.
You usually think before you
act. You are aware that your
consequences have actions.
You review your actions.
You always think before you
act. You know your actions
have consequences for
yourself and others. You
think about this before you
act.
Work well with
others
When you are reminded you
take your group role
seriously. You respond to
others and work in a positive
way.
You are a responsible group
member. You usually play
an active part in your group.
You are sensitive to the
needs of others and help
others if you can.
You are aware of our
responsibility to your group.
You are a positive asset to
your group, never letting
your group down. You
actively help others.
Know right from
wrong
With help you can see the
right or wrong way to act.
You are still swayed by
others but you recognise this
is happening when it is
pointed out to you.
You have a sense of right
and wrong, usually making
the right choice of how to
act. You usually make
choices yourself and are not
often swayed by others.
You have a strong sense of
right and wrong. You always
make the right choice even
when its difficult. You are
your own boss and are not
swayed by anyone else.
You have most of what you
need in lessons. Your work
is of a satisfactory standard.
You need reminding about
deadlines.
You usually arrive in the right
state of mind to learn, with
the correct equipment. You
get yourself started and
produce work of a good
standard.
You always turn up ready to
learn with everything you
need. You get started
immediately and complete
work on time to a high
standard. If you do not
understand you go and find
out for yourself.
Take time to
consider
actions
Take
responsibility
for their own
learning
Resilient learners :
Bronze
Silver
Gold
You stick at things for a
short time only. You ask for
help and then have another
go.
You stick at most things and
have a go even when its
difficult. You usually finish
what you start.
You stick at it until you have
succeeded. If things are
difficult you look for another
way to approach it. you
always finish what you start.
With encouragement you
give things a go. You find
setbacks frustrating. You are
learning to find positives in
some of the things you do.
You enjoy a challenge when
you think its worthwhile. You
tend to be positive about
most setbacks. You usually
approach challenges with a
smile.
You always enjoy a
challenge. You cope well
with setbacks and always
find ways forward. You
always stay positive.
Find and
sustain
interest
You can be easily distracted
but you are aware of this.
You need help to get started
and you need someone to
check on you.
You use strategies to get
back on track if you get
distracted. After initial
support you can get on with
things by yourself.
You find interest in whatever
you are doing and can be
completely absorbed. You
are a self starter and get
stuck into all tasks.
Set targets
and
practice
You are beginning to set
targets and work towards
them. You focus on what you
are told to do. You realise
that practice is important.
You set yourself targets and
you plan to meet them. You
focus on what you need to
do. You usually decide when
to practice in order to meet
your targets.
You set yourself challenging
targets and plan in detailed
steps to achieve them. You
focus on where you want to
get to. You practice regularly
to meet your targets.
Stick at it
Have a positive
attitude
Reasoning learners :
Think things
through and
plan
carefully
Choose the
best method or
learning tool
Consider all
the evidence
Say which is
better and why
Bronze
Silver
Gold
You choose to spend time
planning your work and
collecting the information
you need. You regularly
review your work and
amend your plans in the
light of your progress.
You sometimes rush into
things, but you are
beginning to see the value
of planning.
You are beginning to take
time to plan things through.
You can use planning sheets
and planning tools to help
you..
You use the advice of
teachers. You can use a few
graphic organisers to help
you.
You can see a number of
ways to approach a task.
You can use a range of
graphic organisers. You
make use of thinking tools
and thinking hats.
You know there are many
ways to approach a task.
You choose the best method
to solve a problem. You can
justify your decisions. You
independently use the
thinking tools..
With help you can find some
evidence to support your
argument.
You make use of many types
of evidence. You can decide
on and use information that
is relevant and discard that
which is not.
You collect evidence form
many sources of information.
You can judge the value of
evidence and decide on its
relevance.
You can use 2 pieces of
evidence at once. You can
list pros and cons of an
argument.
You can describe several
pieces of evidence. You
listen to different points of
view and list the pros and
cons of each.
You make choices about
different pieces of evidence.
You can see the value in
different points of view. You
are good at evaluating
opposing views in an
argument.