Y e a p B a n H a r

M a r s h a l l C a v e n d i s h I n s t i t u t e

Not everything that counts can be counted,

and not everything that can be counted counts.

Holistic Assessment

“Holistic assessment aims to support the development of

the whole child …”

“… care must be taken to ensure a good balance of

assessments across various areas of learning.”

“There should also be a balance between assessments

that provide feedback and do not count towards a final

grade, and assessments that are graded to check for

mastery of learning.”

Grace Foo, 2010

“… in English, where the teachers want pupils to

develop confidence and effective communication

skills, dramatisation, role-play and show-and-tell

activities are used to build children’s speech and

presentation skills.”

“The children get to practise speaking

individually and in groups. They are shown the

rubrics, the indicators and the levels of

attainment for the skills they are practising. The

teachers involve the children in using the

indicators for self assessment and peer

assessment.”

“During the actual assessment, each child

receives feedback from the teacher which is also

shown to the parents. … This is different from

traditional oral assessment, where the child gets

a grade or mark without any feedback.”

Grace Foo, 2010

Alternative Assessment

assessment for

learning

assessment of

learning

1 G 1 P 1 L 1 T 1 Y

stands for 1 student

Num

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How many students are absent from 1Y today?

Explain.

19 students are absent today from the five classes.

How many students are absent from 1T?

Explain.