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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
2
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.
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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.
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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’.
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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.
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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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