Learning Intentions
"Sharing learning and assessment intentions is a powerful way for teachers to improve student learning. Learning and assessment intentions provide a focus for, and clarity of, the knowledge, understanding and skills students are expected to develop as a result of teaching and learning.
Students should be informed about what they need to do to demonstrate their learning. This information can be conveyed informally or formally by the teacher, as appropriate to the learning activity. Students should know: *what they are going to learn *how they are to be assessed *the criteria used to assess their learning *the meaning of the language used, including subject-specific vocabulary. |
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Thanks to Chris Sullivan NZ
International education consultant, learner and traveller for the graphic |
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success criteria
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The learning intention of a lesson or series of lessons tells students what they should know, understand and be able to do, and the success criteria help teachers to decide whether their students have in fact achieved the learning intention. Importantly, the success criteria also answer the same question from the point of view of the student: |
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