using incas and the annual report information sessions for principals october 2008
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Using InCAS and the Annual Report Information Sessions for Principals October 2008. Session Content. Today’s session will: Consider feedback from the evaluations conducted to date; Provide the latest information from the Department of Education; - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Using InCAS
and the
Annual Report
Information Sessions for PrincipalsOctober 2008
Session Content
Today’s session will:• Consider feedback from the evaluations
conducted to date; • Provide the latest information from the
Department of Education;• Highlight the help and support currently available
for schools • Look at the variety of feedback provided by
InCAS; and• Outline the training planned for the year ahead.
Timings
9.30 am or 1.00 pm Welcome
10.30 am or 2.00 pm Tea/coffee
12.00 pm or 3.30 pm Finish
Session 1
Recommendations from Final Evaluation Report on the implementation of the InCAS computer-based assessments and the Annual Report in Primary Schools during the transitional year 2007/2008:
• Communication;• InCAS;• Profiles 7 Software; and• Annual Report.
Communication
Recommendation 1“Communications .. should be shared between all Partners…”
Final Evaluation Report on …..the transitional year2007/2008.
Communication
Recommendation 2
“At the start of the next school year CCEA should
inform schools which elements of the Annual Reports are statutory.”
Final Evaluation Report on …..the transitional year
2007/2008.
Communication
Recommendation 3“CCEA should provide teachers with an ‘at a Glance guide’ outlining what elements of InCASand the Annual Report are statutoryand flexible.”
Final Evaluation Report on …..the transitionalYear 2007/2008.
Communication
Recommendation 4
“CCEA should communicate with parents on the new assessment and reporting arrangements.”
Final Evaluation Report on …..the transitional year2007/2008.
Parent Leaflets
InCAS
Recommendation 1
“… additional computer capacity may
be required to support the use of InCAS within
Primary schools.”
Final Evaluation Report on …..the transitional year
2007/2008.
InCAS
Recommendation 2
“… develop expertise and confidence in both
administering and analysing feedback produced
from InCAS.”
Final Evaluation Report on …..the transitional year
2007/2008.
InCAS
Recommendation 3
“Teachers would welcome advice on how to share InCAS feedback with parents.”
Final Evaluation Report on …..the transitional year 2007/2008.
DE Response
“…2008-09 …it will be for schools to decide whether they should report orally or in writing and the format of any such reports… whether they provide the outcomes for autumn 2008 only, or .. also provide outcomes from autumn 2007.”
“Where a parent asks for certain information to be made available in writing or orally, this should be provided”DE Circular 2008/22 Para 11, 30 September 2008.
DE Response
“…before the requirement to report in writing is
introduced in 2009/10”
DE Circular 2008/22 Para 11, 30 September 2008.
DE Response
“The InCAS assessments are not for any purpose
related to the transfer of pupils from primary to
post-primary school.”
DE Circular 2008/22 Para 9, 30 September 2008.
DE Response
“The Department/CCEA will not collect the InCAS
information centrally recognising its diagnostic
purpose within a class and school.”
DE Circular 2008/22 Para 11, 30 September 2008.
InCAS
Recommendation 4“Further adaptations to InCAS are needed to meet the needs of pupils with Special Educational Needs and those with English as an Additional Language.”
Final Evaluation Report on …..the transitional year2007/2008.
Profiles 7
Recommendation 1“Consideration should be given to whether Profiles 7 is the most appropriate report writing software or if an alternative should be sought and trialled. Alternatively, Profiles 7 should be developed as a matter of urgency to ensure it better meets the needs of schools completing the Annual Report.” Final Evaluation Report on …..the transitional year2007/2008.
DE Response
“When completing the Annual Report it is a matter
of individual choice if schools/ teachers want to
use the electronic report writing tool (Profiles 7) or
not. Word versions are available or the reports
can be handwritten”
DE Circular 2008/22 Para 16, 30 September 2008.
Profiles 7
Recommendation 2
“All teachers who plan to use the Profiles 7 report
writing software should be provided with
appropriate training.”
Final Evaluation Report on …..the transitional year
2007/2008.
DE Response
“CCEA and C2k will continue to provide helpdesk
support and training, including online support
materials.”
DE Circular 2008/22 Para 16, 30 September 2008.
DE Response
“There are issues around data security in terms of full home access to pupil data in the context ofcompleting reports at home, which some teachersindicated they would like to do. However, thiswould be the case no matter what the reportingrequirements”
DE Circular 2008/22 Para 16, 30 September 2008.
Annual Report
Recommendation1 “Schools should be advised explicitly what the purpose of the Annual Reports is and in particular its role (if any) in transfer arrangements.” Final Evaluation Report on …..the transitional year2007/2008.
Annual Report
Recommendation 2 “Schools require development time to tailor comment banks and ensure all Annual Reports are
personalised to individual pupils.”
Final Evaluation Report on …..the transitional year2007/2008.
DE Response
“It is also a matter of school/ teacher choice whether
to use the comment banks, which are optional”
DE Circular 2008/22 Para 16, 30 September 2008.
Annual Report
Contains information about:
• Cross-Curricular Skills (Communication, Using Mathematics and Using ICT)
• Other skills (Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities)(Comment banks available for the above)
• Focus for Development • Areas of Learning• Interests and Strengths• Optional Content
Annual Report
Standardised:• Statutory minimum content• Fixed headings• AttendanceFlexible:• Headings labelled optional can be removed • Optional Content can be re-named• Box sizes• Font style and size• Length• Logo• Scores
Annual Report
Recommendation 3
“Principals, teachers, pupils and parents would like
to see marks/grades to be included within the
Annual Reports.”
Final Evaluation Report on …..the transitional year
2007/2008.
DE Response
“Where a school would previously have provided
additional information such as class test results,
they will have the flexibility to continue to provide
such information to parents”
DE Circular 2008/22 Para 16, 30 September 2008.
Annual Report
Recommendation 4
“Consideration should be given to moving the
‘Focus for Development’ section towards the end
of the Annual Report.”
Final Evaluation Report on …..the transitional year
2007/2008.
CCEA Continuing Help and Support
www.nicurriculum.org.uk
Pupil Profile Home Page
Information available for:• Parents• Teachers• Pupils
Help Desk
NI Curriculum Website
Helpdesk for Schools 02890 261274
Session 2
InCAS Feedback
Using the Feedback?
“Action for Schools• ensure ..learning needs of each child are
assessed…
• ensure ..effective arrangements …to identify those children in need of additional support.
• ensure that interventions are put in place together with monitoring arrangements….”
DE Circular 2007/11 Para 7, 30 March 2007.
7 Types of Feedback
Standard Feedback
Scores Chart
Scores Table
Longitude Chart
Difference Table
Standardised Scores Table
Age Comparison Chart
Standard Feedback
Standard Feedback
4 Levels Available
Class Scores Table
Order by : GenMaths
Age Equivalent Scores (Yrs:Mths)
Achievement
Age
Name (Yrs:Mths) Reading GenMaths
Kim K 9:0 11:6 12:2
Joe C 9:1 9:2 10:4
Sophia R 8:11 8:6 9:11
Zane C 8:9 8:10 9:9
Anna M 9:1 7:6 9:5
Chanelle A 8:11 7:5 9:0
Molly K 9:2 8:4 9:0
Alex B 8:8 <4:0 8:6
Araminta J 8:10 7:5 7:11
Class Difference Table
Order by : Comprehension
Age Difference (Yrs:Mths)
Reading Modules
Age Word Word
Name (Yrs:Mths) Recog Decoding Compreh Spelling
William A 9:0 +1:5 +4:2 +3:1 +1:8
Hayley T 8:10 +2:2 +5:8 +2:9 +3:11
Kim K 9:0 +1:4 +5:6 +2:3 *
Zane C 8:9 +0:10 -0:1 +0:2 +1:4
Joe C 9:1 -1:3 +2:7 0:0 *
Emma H 8:7 +1:10 +1:3 -0:4 0:0
Sophia R 8:11 +0:9 -1:5 -0:4 +0:11
Molly K 9:2 -0:8 -1:3 -0:5 +0:3
Oliver F 9:1 -0:10 -0:2 -0:10 +0:2
Araminta J 8:10 -0:3 -1:4 -1:2 +0:7
Pupil Scores Table
Scores Chart
Longitude Chart
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Standardised Scores Table
Mental Developed
Name Reading GenMaths Arithmetic Ability
Chanelle A 87 100 98 *
William A 124 * * 122
Alex B 57 98 * 61
Nuala B 81 81 * *
Joe C 100 112 * *
Zane C 101 111 108 118
Oliver F 93 * * 95
Emma H 108 91 83 *
Araminta J 89 91 70 *
Jake J 66 <55 * *
Kim K 121 132 * *
Molly K 93 98 93 *
Anna M 86 103 94 *
Mikey P 68 60 * *
Sophia R 97 111 108 102
Hayley T 125 * * 114
Age Comparison Chart
Training for the Year Ahead
• Year 4 and Year 7
Sub-cover will be provided for each teacher
Using the on-line materials currently available on
the NI Curriculum website
• Potential Training for InCAS Co-ordinators
Sharing Practice Activity
DE Advice to Principals
“Principals should make good use of the range of
assessment information within their school,
including InCAS outcomes, to ensure that
standards are raised and that every child can
achieve his or her full potential.”
DE Circular 2008/22 Para 11, 30 September 2008.
Using InCAS Feedback
As a Senior Manager, reflect on the sample information provided and please identify how you could lead the use of InCAS feedback within your school :
• With individual pupils• At class level• Within the wider school context
Sharing Practice
• With your colleagues discuss your ideas and note them on the flipchart paper provided.
• Identify one member of your group to report back to the other participants.
Summary
What is involved in 2008-2009?
Year 5 and 6 parent meeting will take place by the end of the autumn term.
Year 1, 2, 5 and 6 parents will receive an Annual Report before the end of the school year.
Year 5 and 6 pupils sit Reading and General Maths InCAS computer-based assessments during the autumn term.
Annual Report
Assessment
Parent Meeting
Further Information
Further information about the curriculum,
assessment and reporting continues to be made
available through the:
DE website: www.deni.gov.uk
NI Curriculum website: www.nicurriculum.org.uk
Evaluation