This Levels Mountain is not intended as a method of labelling pupils with Levels from summative assessments (end of topic tests). It has been designed as an aid to effective teacher-pupil interaction in the classroom, giving instant feedback on verbal as well as written levels of understanding across the KS3 Science Curriculum.  The best use of this tool has been to encourage teachers and pupils to challenge thinking skills in the classroom and raise the standard of teacher pupil interaction

 

 

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The Levels Mountains

 

All of our action research done by teachers makes use of a tool and approach to teaching that we have developed called  ‘The Levels Mountain’.  This is a way of enabling teachers and pupils to understand what progression through the levels of the National Curriculum for Science “feels like”.  It helps teachers and pupils to visualize progression and to see what must be done to reach the next level.  The levels are described in terms of models and modelling.

The Primary Levels Mountain

The new KS3 Levels Mountain