Feedback indicates progress, areas which have been learned well and areas in which more work is needed. The greater the variety of assessment tasks, the better the overall picture of students' progrss. Written tests have their place as an assessment tool but should not be used as the sole assessment criteria. The purpose of all assessment tasks should be clearly established in a teacher's mind prior to use. Plotting student progress on the NT Oucomes Profiles provides a record for teachers, students and parents, clearly indicating progress made over time.
Ongoing evaluation completes the planning cycle.
Recording what worked well provides teachers with valuable information and a starting point for future reference. Top References N.T. curriculum documents for all subjects will be found in your school. A variety of support material is available for many of these documents. A comprehensive list of these documents is published annually and circulated to schools. The English curriculum document in particular contains information such as teaching, learning models.