Looking at Student Work

One of the best professional development experiences involves collaboratively looking at student work. There is no better way to assess the effectiveness of our teaching than to see what the students can do. This resource focuses on implementing a protocol for looking at student work and reflecting on how instruction might be altered to improve student outcomes. Topics include:
the principles of effective scoring using the “Looking at Student Work” protocol options for modifying the protocol

Constructs Being Measured
Primary: 
Literacy
How to Access and Cite

To access this resource, visit https://newtechnetwork.org/resources/student-literacy-series/.
You can watch a guide video here - https://newtechnetwork.org/resources/critical-friends-looking-student-work/.

Outcome Families
Well-being
Connectedness
Awareness
Agency
Mastery
Programmatic Purpose
Classroom-level data and feedback
Program-level monitoring and evaluation
Instrument Characteristics
Type of items: 

Rubric with 4 performance levels

Original target population: 

Primary to Secondary level students

Format: 
Checklist
Applicable Grade Levels
Pre-primary
Primary
Secondary
Post-secondary
Points to Consider

For more guidance on measuring student learning and best practices in adapting measurement tools to your contexts, check out the Portal page on Monitoring and Evaluation. You can also contact Alvin Vista (Knowledge Lead, Student Outcomes) and Robbie Dean (Director of Research) for specific questions.