The use of assessment by teachers for a variety of reasons and a variety of audiences. Formative and Summative assessment methods. Recording and reporting of findings. Linking school systems to a national framework. Making assessment an integral part of planning and delivery. Assessment criteria and methods of assessment at Key Stage 3, GCSE and AS/A2 Level. Issues of moderation and achieving a standard that is consistent in a single establishment and across a national cohort.

Workshop reviews of subject content, examples of assessment and lesson planning. The sessions will respond to the emerging needs of the ATs in their preparation of material for teaching. This will involve examining appropriate approaches to particular topics, taking into account both contemporary thinking within the discipline, and the constraints of school syllabuses. You will also make use of standard textbooks and key learning resources to refine your subject understanding.

You will apply the understanding you gain through your reading and the WMC sessions to your lesson planning and assessment strategies. You will have opportunities to discuss with your tutor specific issues concerning the nature and significance of various aspects of Design and Technology.

A further 123 hours of independent study will require you to take responsibility for relating the issues addressed in this module to your personal experience and building up evidence in your portfolio. Your Subject Mentor and Course Tutor will support you in this process.

WMC teaching sessions
Tutorials
Placement School/College meetings with Mentor
WMC library
Materials and Links on PGCE Blackboard for instance:
Exemplar Government/Policy/Awarding Body Sites
www.qca.org.uk/
www.aqa.org.uk/
www.staffs.ac.uk/uniservices/infoservices/library
www.staffs.ac.uk/a2z4u/

BROOKS, V. Assessment in Secondary Schools - ISBN 0-335-20637-9
KIMBELL, R. Assessing Technology - ISBN 0-335-19781-7
Gwyneth Owen-Jackson (editor), Teaching Design and Technology in Secondary Schools (a reader), Routledge Farmer and Open University Press (2002), ISBN 0-415-26073-6
Gwyneth Owen-Jackson (editor), Aspects of Teaching Secondary Design and Technology (perspectives on practice), Routledge Farmer and Open University Press (2002), ISBN 0-415-26083-3
Gwyneth Owen-Jackson (editor), Learning to Teach Design and Technology in the Secondary School (A Companion to School Experience), Routledge Farmer and Open University Press (2000), ISBN 0-415-21693-1

Learning outcomes will be assessed through:
A 2000 word assignment on assessment and its role in Design and Technology. Assesses learning outcomes 1, 2, 3 and 4.