Please find in this section resources related specifically to the creation and moderation of holistic assessment tasks in literacy and numeracy.

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.

 

Resources taken from the AMF pack to support training:

Moderating Holistic Assessment Tasks
Creating Holistic Assessment Tasks

The following materials come from QAMSO training events, and include possible Holistic Assessments of a deliberately varied quality. These can be used with staff to develop their understanding of a quality Holistic Assessment and as inspiration for their own contexts.

• Writing Third Level – Holistic Assessment RAG Traffic Light Task
• Writing Second Level – Holistic Assessment RAG Traffic Light Task
• Writing Fourth Level – Holistic Assessment RAG Traffic Light Task
• Writing First Level – Holistic Assessment RAG Traffic Light Task
• Writing Early Level – Holistic Assessment RAG Traffic Light Task

 

• Numeracy Fourth Level – Holistic Assessment RAG Traffic Light Task
• Numeracy Third Level – Holistic Assessment RAG Traffic Light Task
• Numeracy Second Level – Holistic Assessment RAG Traffic Light Task
• Numeracy First Level – Holistic Assessment RAG Traffic Light Task
• 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
• Reading Early Level – Holistic Assessment RAG Traffic Light