Noughts and Crosses Lesson
Assessment Criteria for Discussions at KS4
Look at the comments below and tick which ones you think realistically describe your contribution to the last discussion. .
Grade D
Did you respond positively to what you heard?
Did you make helpful requests for explanation and further detail?
Did you make specific and relevant contributions to the discussion?
Did you allow others to express ideas or points of view that were different to yours and respond appropriately?
Grade C
Did you listen closely and attentively?
Did you engage with what you heard through perceptive responses?
Did you make significant contributions that moved the discussions forward?
Did you engage with others’ ideas and feelings?
Did you recognise obvious bias or prejudice?
Did you include and refer to precise detail?
Grade B
Challenge, develop and respond to what you hear in thoughtful and considerate ways
Seek clarification through apt questions
Analyse and reflect on others’ ideas to clarify issues and assumptions; develop the discussion
Identify useful outcomes and help structure purposeful contributions
Grade A
Sustain concentrated listening
Show complex understanding of complex ideas through interrogating what is said
Shape direction and content of talk
Respond with flexibility to develop ideas and challenge assumptions
Initiate, develop and sustain discussion through encouraging participation and interaction, resolving and achieving
positive outcomes
Criteria from the GCSE speaking and listening specifications
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