What Is A Criteria Sheet?

Use criteria sheets to facilitate student ownership of their educational process. By focusing on goals and learning to plan, Arts Education is enhanced and enthused.

A criteria sheet for assessment is a well balanced explanation to the Creative Arts Student about what is expected of them..

The sheet sets out clearly an explanation about what work is to be completed during the course of

• assignments,
• themes of work
• units
• projects

For conciseness they are often laid out on a grid and dot pointed.

Usually they are clipped to the assignment when the work is handed in for assessment.

If the work is in a journal they will often be pasted to the front page of the unit.

This

• acts as a ready reference for the student, teachers.
• will facilitate communication with other interested parties such as parents who may wish to encourage their child.
• will ensure accountability practices with very clear guidelines for the student and teacher to follow together.
• acts as a quick handy reference to ensure work has been covered
• ensures it is assessed according to one clearly known standard
• provides a planning tool for the student as well as the teacher
• provides a goal setting tool for the student
• scaffolds a platform for support for the teacher to teacher from
• is a frame of reference so that all concerned parties can be clear about areas of development that are in need of assistance
• will set out expected outcomes clearly.
• provides a process so that the student will know what is being assessed exactly
• ensures students and others are clear about the standards expected
• allows them to know what level of effort will achieve levels of ascertainment
• provides highlight so that students understand which element or area of skills building, understanding and student participation will be targeted by the assessor
• process will ensures justice, accountability, stress free projects that are well guided.

As the students grow and mature, look for ways to allow students help plan these sheets. If this ownership is gradually released to the students it may help them to feel empowered.

Everyone feels released from stress when students claim ownership of their educational process.

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