Please find in this section resources related specifically to the creation and moderation of holistic assessment tasks in literacy and numeracy.
What is a Holistic Task?
Authority guidance on Holistic Assessment Tasks
Advice from Education Scotland on what holistic tasks are:
Creating Holistic Assessments
Creating Effective Holistic Assessment Tasks Primary– Powerpoint presentation to be used for training purposes
Creating Effective Holistic Assessment Tasks Secondary– Powerpoint presentation to be used for training purposes
Holistic Assessment Examples Designed for Training Purposes by Argyll and Bute AMFs Numeracy– Exemplar holistic assessment tasks for numeracy, Early-Fourth level. These were created by groups of practitioners on training days, moderated by a second group and received good feedback.
Holistic Assessment Examples Designed for Training Purposes by Argyll and Bute AMFs Writing– Exemplar holistic assessment tasks for writing, Early-Fourth level. These were created by groups of practitioners on training days, moderated by a second group and received good feedback.
Examples of Holistic Tasks being used in schools
Here are examples of Holistic Tasks created by practitioners in the authority and being used in schools. These can be used as exemplars and adapted by schools to suit their contexts.
Numeracy:
- Early and First Level Shape Holistic Task
- Panto Maths Problem Level 1 – 2 (adapted from a similar third level task)
- Teacher Party Maths Problem (used for pupils working at first and second level)
- Georgia Exchange Holistic Task (usually used for pupils working at third level)
- Shortbread Holistic Task (usually used for pupils working at third level)
- Snow White Holistic Task (usually used for pupils working at third level)
- Garden Design Holistic Task (usually used for pupils working at third level)
Resources taken from the AMF pack to support training:
Resource-22-Moderating-Holistic-Assessment-Tasks
Resource-21-Creating-Holistic-Assessment-Tasks
Resource-20-Writing-Third-Level-Holistic-Assessment-RAG-Traffic-Light-Task
Resource-19-Writing-Second-Level-Holistic-Assessment-RAG-Traffic-Light-Task
Resource-18-Writing-Fourth-Level-Holistic-Assessment-RAG-Traffic-Light-Task
Resource-17-Writing-First-Level-Holistic-Assessment-RAG-Traffic-Light-Task
Resource-16-Writing-Early-Level-Holistic-Assessment-RAG-Traffic-Light-Task
Resource-15-Numeracy-Fourth-Level-Holistic-Assessment-RAG-Traffic-Light-Task
Resource-14-Numeracy-Third-Level-Holistic-Assessment-RAG-Traffic-Light-Task
Resource-13-Numeracy-Second-Level-Holistic-Assessment-RAG-Traffic-Light-Task
Resource-12-Numeracy-First-Level-Holistic-Assessment-RAG-Traffic-Light-Task
Resource-11-Numeracy-Early-Level-Holistic-Assessment-RAG-Traffic-Light-Task
Reading Fourth Level – Holistic Assessment RAG Traffic Light Task
Reading Third Level – Holistic Assessment RAG Traffic Light Task
Reading Second Level – Holistic Assessment RAG Traffic Light Task
Reading First Level – Holistic Assessment RAG Traffic Light Task
