Assessor coming.....

[anitak]

Hi there. Just five days to my next assessment and I am thinking about what makes a good assessment/observation. I really want to get through my course as qucikly as poss as I need a JOB! (am volunteering at present). The kind of things that have got me thinking so far are:

What kind of things do you do to make sure that you cover as much as possible while your assessor is there?

What helps you prepare?

What kind/level of planning do you do?

What is my assessor looking for that I might need to point out?

How much evaluation do I need to do afterward?

What do you do when your planned activity doesnt go according to plan?

What things have worked really well (esp unexpectedly)?

In general - any handy tips you can give would be greatly appreciated. This is my third assessment and still not confident when my assessor is there!

Thanks everyone!
anitak

[Ruthierhyme]

Originally Posted by anitak

What do you do when your planned activity doesnt go according to plan?

Laugh !!

Surprise is quite literally ready to pounce at every corner !!

I've not been in an assessment position before but do know what it's like for things to not go quite according to plan lol

The best thing is to be ready for things to change direction .. if it's a very heavily adult led activity breathe deeply lol if the children want to leave .. let them - if new ones want to join, check what the maximum number is and either allow them, let them know that the group have nearly finished their activities and that they can have their go soon - or you could have a pre made 'Turn taking' list and let them know that their go is very very soon !!

Evaluation or pick up might possibly be on the Turn taking list and also how you monitor who did or didn't have a go at the activity.

The answer is that the list does promote patience, consideration, turn taking and acceptance - but also discrimates against personal choice and highlights inequality in preventing access.

However if you have a list of names that you use for checklist monitoring & evaluation of who had a go or not then that strongly promotes equality !! lol

Let the activity move at it's own pace & as its leader .. take it slowly & enjoy it

[cabin]

If planned activity doesn't go to plan........ apdapt to suituation to keep children's interest... and just make sure you refere back to changes when you do your evaluation - stateing what you changed, why and what you'd do differently next time - this can then covers many units!! as your considering developmental needs,individual needs, reflecting on own practice contributing to planning etc... when I go in to assess I aim to cover as many units PC/KE as possible...... So if you do anything, such as comforting a child, picking up an toy from the floor... try and do a running commentory(without looking like a complete nutter!!!!!!!!) as to make your assessor aware that you know what and why you are doing what you are - if that makes sense.

xxxxxxx