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Assessment
Assessment in senior cycle involves gathering, interpreting, using and reporting information
about the processes and outcomes of learning. It takes different forms and is used for a
variety of purposes. Assessment supports and improves learning by helping students and
teachers to identify next steps in the teaching and learning process.
As well as varied teaching strategies, varied assessment strategies will support student
learning and provide information to teachers and students that can be used as feedback so
that teaching and learning activities can be modified in ways that best suit individual learners.
By setting appropriate and engaging tasks, asking questions and giving feedback that
promotes learner autonomy, assessment will support learning and promote progression,
support the development of student key competencies and summarise achievement.
Assessment Methods
The assessment methods listed below are those most closely aligning with the aims, rationale
and learning outcomes of the micro-module and also with the Teaching and Assessment
section of the TY Programme Statement (p.20-22).
Suitable assessment methods include:
• Teacher observation of student engagement, participation, communication, collaboration,
leadership and application of learning throughout the micro-module.
• Student language and culture reflection journal documenting learning, experiences and
personal insights throughout the module.
• Language audit or community research project exploring the linguistic and cultural diversity
of the school or local community.
• Group planning documentation including meeting notes, schedules, promotional plans and
event organisation records.
• Student-created artefacts such as posters, displays, digital content, presentations, videos,
podcasts, vlogs or promotional materials, developed in response to an agreed brief and
assessed against criteria appropriate to the task.
• Participation in the planning, organisation and delivery of #ThinkLanguages as a festival of
languages and cultures.
• Career and pathway investigation exploring opportunities connected to languages and
multilingualism.
• Peer and self-assessment activities focused on collaboration, communication, leadership
and contribution.
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