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In-service training programme for the pedagogic staff 

of the Republic of Kazakhstan

AEO “Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools” 

Center of Excellence project

Level 2 Teacher Assessment

Second (intermediate) level

Second edition


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Recommended for publishing by 

“Center for Pedagogical Measurements” branch 

under the AEO “Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools” 

© Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools, 2015 

All  rights  reserved.  No  part  of  this  publication  may  be  reproduced  or  transmitted  in 

any form or by any means, including photocopying and recording, without the written 

permission of the copyright holder.



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Level 2 Teacher Assessment

Contents

1 Introduction 40



Assessment of Portfolios  

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        2.1     Principles for the assessment of portfolios 



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 2.2     Portfolio content 

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        2.3     The process of assessment of portfolios 



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Assessment of presentation 43

        3.1     Principles of the assessment of presentation 

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        3.2     Content of the presentation 



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 3.3     The process of assessment of presentation 

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Moderation of portfolio and presentation grades              

 

 



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Formal approval of the pass list, re-submission and appeals 45

Appendix 1  The Standards for Teachers at Level 2 

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Appendix 2  Requirements for each assignment 



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Appendix 3  Grading against the criteria 

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Introduction

This  programme  is  designed  to  train  teachers  to  achieve  the  Standards  for  Teachers 

at Level 2 (Appendix 1). These standards focus on teachers being excellent reflective 

practitioners themselves and also having the ability to support colleagues in developing 

their practice. The Level 2 programme will therefore consist of two interrelated strands:

•  developing personal understanding and practice in relation to new approaches to 

teaching and learning;

•  coaching and mentoring colleagues.

In the first face to face period of the training, teachers will be introduced to the two strands 

of the Level 2 programme: the coaching and mentoring of colleagues in the context of 

new approaches to teaching and learning and Action Research as a rigorous means of 

reflecting on the implementation of new approaches into practice.

During the four-week school-based period of the programme, teachers will carry out the 

Action Research project in their own classrooms which they planned during the first face 

to face. They will conduct two coaching sessions with a small group of colleagues. The 

focus of the coaching will be negotiated with colleagues and based on their needs but 

must relate to ideas from one or more of seven themes:

•  New  approaches  to  teaching  and  learning  (Dialogic  teaching  and  learning  and 

Learning how to learn);

•  Learning to think critically

•  Assessment for and of learning

•  Using ICT in teaching

•  Teaching talented and gifted children

•  Responding to age-related differences in teaching and learning

•  Management and leadership of learning.

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Teachers will also work closely with one colleague, mentoring them to improve practice 



with a focus on ideas addressed during the small group coaching.

In  the  final  four-week  face  to  face  phase  of  the  programme,  teachers  will  reflect  on, 

discuss and record what they have learned through carrying out the Action Research 

project in their own classrooms. Teachers will also reflect on, discuss and record their 

coaching and mentoring experiences during the school-based phase of the programme. 

In the final face to face phase, teachers will complete a portfolio of evidence relating to 

the two strands of the Level 2 programme. This portfolio provides the main evidence that 

teachers have satisfied the three key criteria for successful completion of the programme. 

These criteria state that:

1.  Teachers have gained knowledge and understanding of the key ideas presented 

in the two strands of the programme;

2.  Teachers are applying these ideas within their own practice;

3.  Teachers are reflecting on the implementation of new practices and considering 

implications for further development.


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The Standards for Teachers at Level 2 (Appendix 1) sets out the detail of how these 

criteria are satisfied at this level.

The  summative  assessment  process  focuses  on  teachers’  reflections  about  the 

implementation of ideas addressed in the programme during the school-based period. 

Evidence  that  teachers  have  satisfied  the  three  key  criteria  and  achieved  the  Level  2 

standards will be found in portfolios and presentation made during the second face to 

face period of the programme. This presentation will be based on work produced for their 

portfolios.

In order to receive accreditation, teachers will also be required to pass an examination 

set by the Centre for Pedagogical Measurement based on key ideas from the Level 2 

programme.





Assessment of Portfolios

2.1  Principles for the assessment of portfolios

Portfolios should contain evidence that teachers have engaged with and understood ideas 

from the two interrelated strands of the programme. The Action Research report involves 

demonstrating  personal  understanding  and  practice  in  relation  to  new  approaches 

to  teaching  and  learning.  The  assignments  about  coaching  and  mentoring  involve 

demonstrating  well  developed  personal  understanding  in  relation  to  new  approaches 

to teaching and learning as well as demonstrating understanding of ideas in relation to 

coaching and mentoring. Reflection on practice is an important component of all three 

assignments. Evidence for each of the key criteria may be stronger in some portfolio 

entries than in others. Several weak pieces of evidence may not be sufficient to suggest 

that a teacher has met one of the criteria whereas two pieces or even one very strong piece 

of evidence may be sufficient.

When  assessing  the  portfolios, Assessors  should  also  consider  whether  teachers  have 

fulfilled the requirements for each assignment (see Appendix 2). The key criteria may be 

met and teachers awarded a Pass without fulfilling all stated requirements. However, if 

substantial elements are missing from assignments this should be reflected in the grade 

given.

2.2  Portfolio content

During the school-based period teachers will engage in a number of teaching, research, 

coaching and mentoring activities and may record these in some way. However, in order 

to  make  assessment  of  the  programme  manageable,  teachers  will  not  be  expected  to 

include records of all activities carried out as part of the programme in their portfolios for 

assessment. However, teachers are expected to include additional records in their portfolio 

which support the assessed entries or which document their wider learning and professional 

development. These additional records may also support formative discussions with peers 

and trainers. During the second face to face phase of the programme teachers will select 

and develop some of their portfolio entries for assessment and presentation purposes.

 


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Trainers will give formative advice and support to the teachers in their training groups on 

both the content and structure of portfolios in order to support the development of entries 

for summative assessment.

Portfolio content to be assessed:

1) 

Action research project report (4000 words) to include:

•  Rationale for research focus (related to the 7 themes of the programme)

•  Account of changes to practice – What was the intervention?

•  Data collection – What methods were used to collect data? Why were these methods 

chosen?

•  Key findings – What did the data show?



•  Analysis  of  the  data  –  Assess  the  effects  of  the  intervention  to  determine  if 

improvement has occurred. If there is improvement, does the data clearly provide the 

supporting evidence? If not, what changes can be made to the actions to elicit better 

results in further cycle of your action research?

•  Limitations – What difficulties were encountered during the project?

•  Implications – How will the findings of this project influence your future practice?



2) 

Reflective accounts of two coaching sessions to include:

•  Two coaching session plans

•  Two reflective accounts of coaching sessions (each 1000 words) to include:

o  Rationale  for  focusing  on  particular  ideas  from  the  programme  in  this  context 

(identifying the professional development needs of teachers in their school)

o  Description of the coaching sessions

o  Evaluation of what went well and what did not go so well in the coaching sessions 

o Evaluation of the teachers’ learning in relation to the ideas addressed during the 

coaching sessions

•  Reflective account of the coach’s learning in relation to their coaching practice 

(1000 words)

3) 

Analytical account of the process of mentoring one colleague (mentee) (2000 

words) to include:

•  Identification of needs: What were the colleague’s developmental needs in relation 

to ideas from the programme (this might relate to the same ideas as those addressed 

in the group coaching sessions)

•  Interventions, observations and feedback

•  Evaluation of the success of the mentoring

•  Learning about effective mentoring gained from working with their colleague.

The following appendices must be included with the analytical account of the process of 

mentoring:

•  Observations of mentee’s teaching with a focus on identified developmental needs

•  Records of written feedback given to the colleague including targets for development

•  Colleague’s (mentee’s) reflective accounts of learning in relation to the focus of 

mentoring


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2.3  The process of assessment of portfolios

2.3.1  Initial assessment of portfolios by group trainers

During the second face to face phase of the Level 2 training, trainers will support the 

completion of, will become familiar with, and will make an initial assessment of the 

portfolios of the teachers in their training group. This assessment will be made in relation 

to the criteria outlined above and grades of Good Pass, Pass, Borderline or Fail given. 

The grade Good Pass is used to identify work that may be used as exemplars in future 

training programmes. Teachers receiving this grade may also be encouraged to develop 

their work for submission to a professional journal. Descriptors of these grades are given 

in Appendix 3. Trainers will complete a list of initial grades for each of the teachers in 

their group. These will be passed on to the independent trainer assigned to the group who 

will independently assess the teachers’ portfolios and presentation.

2.3.2  Independent assessment of portfolios

Teachers will submit their portfolios electronically and these will be accessible on- line 

to group trainers and independent trainers for assessment purposes. Following the second 

face to face training period, independent trainers will review the portfolios and give an 

independent trainer grade. They will then determine a final portfolio grade for each teacher 

by comparing their independent trainer grade with the group trainer grade according to an 

algorithm which can be found in the Assessment Toolbox. Portfolios will be moderated 

by an Expert or second independent trainer where group trainer and independent trainer 

grades differ by two levels or where the independent trainer has given a borderline grade.



Assessment of Presentation

3.1  Principles for the assessment of presentation

During the second face to face period, teachers will give presentation relating to entries in 

their portfolios. This presentation will help establish authenticity of the teacher’s portfolio 

and demonstrate their presentation skills. Presentation will focus on the implementation 

of ideas from the two strands of the programme into practice in schools.

3.2  Content of the presentation

Reflection  on  implementation  and  managing  the  changes  to  own  and  collegues’ 

practice (20-22 mins). Presentation will consist of 6 slides or 6 posters, which will 

demonstrate:

The findings of the action research and how these will influence the teacher’s future 

practice


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Slides should not attempt to explain the process of the project but only what the teacher 

found  out  and  how  they  intend  to  make  use  of  these  findings  in  future  planning  and 

teaching.

 

An evaluation of the learning of colleagues from one coaching session to include 

evidence of such learning

In thess slides the teacher will need to briefly describe the coaching session minutes. 

They should spend most of the time explaining what they think their colleagues learned 

and  presenting  evidence  to  support  their  assertions.  This  evidence  may  include,  for 

example, photographs of group posters made during the session, colleagues’ evaluations 

of  the  session,  colleagues’  lesson  plans  written  after  the  session  demonstrating  the 

implementation of ideas addressed, etc.

Reflective account of the effectiveness of their mentoring of one colleague to include 

evidence of mentee learning.

This should include what the teacher felt went well and not so well in the mentoring 

process and why, e.g.

‘I  think  that  my  focused  observations  and  feedback  discussions  were  really  useful  in 

helping my mentee develop her questioning.’

There should be brief explanations of what the teacher did, e.g.



‘In a lesson focusing on how my colleague used questioning to develop critical thinking 

I … After the lesson we met and discussed her use of different types of questions and I 

showed her my observation checklist’ (show the checklist).

Most  of  the  presentation  should  focus  on  what  learning  was  achieved  through  the 

mentoring activities, e.g.

My mentee said … In the next lesson I observed she …. This demonstrated that she has 

learned …’

The  teacher  should  use  photographs,  video  clips  and  artefacts  such  as  lesson  plans, 

children’s work or teacher evaluations to support any contentions about what mentees 

learned.


3.3  The process of assessment of presentation

Independent trainers unknown to the teachers will have the final responsibility for the 

assessment of presentation. Presentation will be assessed against the three key assessment 

criteria.  Presentation  should  address  all  three  key  criteria  however  each  individual 

presentation may be more focused on one or two of the criteria. Presentation will be 

assessed as Good Pass, Pass, Borderline or Fail.

Other teachers in the presentation group will also observe the presentation of their peers. 

Participation in peer-assessment of portfolio presentation will contribute to the learning 

process  for  all  teachers.  The  independent  trainer  may  take  account  of  these  but  will 

make the final assessment. The independent trainers’ assessments may be supported by 

an Expert if they are observing the process. Experts may act as moderators and where 


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necessary, may intervene and amend the trainer’s judgement. The presence of an Expert 

at the teachers’ presentation will primarily contribute to the process of supporting and 

assessing the trainers.

 

Independent trainers, peers and Experts may use pro-forma to assist assessment of each 



element in the presentation. These can be found in the ‘Assessment Tool Box’.



Moderation of portfolio and presentation grades

Some assessment decisions will be subject to moderation. 

The following cases will be moderated:

1) Where group trainer and independent trainer portfolio grades differ by two or more 

levels

2) Where either final portfolio grade or final presentation grade are ‘borderline’



In case 1) an Expert or second independent trainer will review the teacher’s portfolio and 

discuss the grades given with the group trainer and independent trainer. The Expert or 

second independent trainer will make a final decision.

In  case  2)  an  Expert  or  second  independent  trainer  and  the  independent  trainer  will 

consider and discuss the teacher’s portfolio and presentation in order to decide whether 

there is sufficient evidence that the teacher has satisfied each of the three key criteria. The 

Expert and second independent trainer will have access to the portfolio through the portal. 

They may have observed the presentation, if not they may use video of the presentation 

to inform their decision if this is available. The Expert or second independent trainer will 

make a final decision.

By the end of this moderation process all teachers will be allocated a programme grade 

of Pass or Fail.

All course participants who gain a pass in the programme grade will be entitled to proceed 

to the CPM examination for formal certification. As the moderation process will not be 

complete before the examination takes place, any participants assessed as ‘borderline’ 

will be allowed to take the exam.

Participants receiving a fail programme grade after moderation will not be entitled to 

certification regardless of the result of the examination.

 



Formal approval of the pass list, re-submission and appeals

Following the moderation process, grades attributed to all candidates will be used to 

generate a proposed pass list for submission to the Assessment Board. The Assessment 

Board will review and formally approve the pass list. The board will consider the cases 

of candidates deemed to have failed as well as any cases of malpractice. They will make 


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decisions about resubmissions or re-registrations by these candidates based on evidence 

presented.

Candidates whose portfolios or presentation are assessed as ‘fail’ will be allowed to re- 

submit one failed element on one occasion. Candidates who fail both the portfolio and 

presentation will not be allowed to re-submit.

The Assessment Board will consider the cases of candidates who do not complete the 

programme due to ill health or personal circumstances. The board will decide whether 

the candidate should be allowed to re-register for the programme and what parts of the 

programme they need to complete.

The Assessment Board will also consider any cases where malpractice, usually plagiarism, 

is suspected. A statement about what constitutes plagiarism may be found in the Teacher’s 

Handbook. The board will make decisions about the possibility for re-submission by 

candidates whose work is found to be plagiarised.

Following the Assessment Board a formal pass list will be issued as well as decisions 

about re-submissions or re-registrations for those candidates who failed.



Appeals

Candidates are entitled to appeal against a decision of fail. However, appeals may only be 

made on procedural grounds. Assessment and moderation judgements made by trainers, 

independent trainers and Experts about the quality of portfolios and presentations may 

not be questioned. Appeals may only be made in cases where the processes of assessment 

and moderation set out in this document were not followed. In such cases candidates 

should write to the Principal Expert giving details of and evidence for, any perceived 

procedural errors, bias or inappropriate action performed in the assessment process. Such 

an appeal should be made within 14 days of the pass list being issued.

The Principal Expert will acknowledge the request for a review immediately after its 

receipt. The appeal will be investigated by the Principal Expert who will consult with 

trainers, independent trainers and Experts involved in the assessment of the individual 

making the appeal. The candidate may be asked to make their representation in person 

to the Principal Expert. The Principal Expert will communicate in writing whether the 

appeal is accepted or rejected and provide a summary of the reasons for the decision.

 


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Appendix 1 - The Standards for Teachers at Level 2

Professional Knowledge and Understanding

Criteria of 

professionalism  

Competence: Illustration of Professional Practice 

Level 2 teachers: 

Teachers have gained 

knowledge and 

understanding of the 

key ideas presented in 

the programme 

•  Have extensive knowledge of issues related to 

individual learner needs (talented and gifted in 

accordance with age related difference, etc.) and know 

how to consult with other teachers about these issues.




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