Assessment of primary computing

CO007 Online course

Develop your confidence and knowledge in assessing computing across the primary age range.

Leadership Key stage 1 Key stage 2 Teach primary computing certificate

Free online course 6 hours

Effective teaching includes the skilful use of assessment to monitor children’s knowledge and understanding, and to overcome misconceptions. Accurate assessment informs adaptive teaching, allowing you to build upon previous learning and supporting development of ideas and skills through the whole computing curriculum. This self-paced course will support you to accurately assess computing and explore ways to show clear progression within the subject.

Through examining and applying a range of formative and summative assessment approaches, you will confidently evaluate learning in computing. You’ll explore various methods of evidence gathering available to support and validate your assessment data. You’ll consider what is different about assessing computing compared to other subjects, and the best techniques to assess each strand within computing.

Enrol now to explore how to embed effective assessment across your computing curriculum!

Who is it for?

Subject leaders of primary computing wanting to ensure assessment of computing is strong across their school

Topics covered

What we assess in computing - develop an improved understanding of the over-arching computing curriculum; the key concepts and skills it contains; and the assessable outcomes in the classroom. Compare the National Curriculum to your school’s curriculum to ensure adequate coverage and that key assessment points are being met in each year group. Develop a clear vision of age-related objectives appropriate for your school.

How we assess in computing - Develop your understanding of formative and summative assessment in a computing context and consider a range of assessment methods that can be used in either or both situations. Build a toolkit of assessment approaches which take into account workload.

Assessing specific areas of computing - Consider best practice when assessing the different strands of computing. Explore and practise a range of assessment techniques which work for different areas of computing.

Using assessment - explore best practice around gathering and storing evidence, and how to use this for assessment. Consider how to use the assessment techiques covered in the above section to demonstrate progress within and across year groups.

How long is this course?

This course is approximately 6 hours of self-directed learning

How will you learn?

This online, self-paced course can be completed flexibly. You can join and start this course at any time after the advertised date, and keep access for a year after booking.

Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Understand what needs to be assessed in primary computing
Recognise appropriate techniques for formative and summative assessment and understand where these can be best applied
Consider various ways of gathering and storing evidence
Consider which tools and techniques best fit your school

This course is part of Teach primary computing

Teach primary computing

Our nationally recognised qualification will support you to demonstrate your commitment to developing your own practice and to computing as a school subject.

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