Algorithms in Assessment

• Identify algorithms in assessment accurately in a familiar context.

  Activities — Modelled example on the board · Paired talk task · Mini whiteboard check

  Assessment — Exit ticket of four short items

• Identify algorithms in assessment independently in an unfamiliar context.

  Activities — Independent worksheet · Card sort · Concept-check quiz

  Assessment — Marked worksheet with a marking scheme

• Explain algorithms in assessment accurately in a familiar context.

  Activities — Modelled example on the board · Paired talk task · Mini whiteboard check

  Assessment — Exit ticket of four short items

• Explain algorithms in assessment independently in an unfamiliar context.

  Activities — Independent worksheet · Card sort · Concept-check quiz

  Assessment — Marked worksheet with a marking scheme

• Explain the reasoning behind algorithms in assessment using correct vocabulary.

  Activities — Talk-through with a partner · Write a model answer · AI Tutor Socratic session

  Assessment — Extended written response, levelled

• Calculate algorithms in assessment accurately in a familiar context.

  Activities — Modelled example on the board · Paired talk task · Mini whiteboard check

  Assessment — Exit ticket of four short items

• Calculate algorithms in assessment independently in an unfamiliar context.

  Activities — Independent worksheet · Card sort · Concept-check quiz

  Assessment — Marked worksheet with a marking scheme

• Compare algorithms in assessment accurately in a familiar context.

  Activities — Modelled example on the board · Paired talk task · Mini whiteboard check

  Assessment — Exit ticket of four short items

• Compare algorithms in assessment independently in an unfamiliar context.

  Activities — Independent worksheet · Card sort · Concept-check quiz

  Assessment — Marked worksheet with a marking scheme

• Explain the reasoning behind algorithms in assessment using correct vocabulary.

  Activities — Talk-through with a partner · Write a model answer · AI Tutor Socratic session

  Assessment — Extended written response, levelled

• Applied AlgorithmsStrand
• Core AlgorithmsStrand

• Foundations of Algorithms
• Core Algorithms
• Applied Algorithms
• Databases

Students treat algorithms in assessment as a rule to memorise rather than a relationship to understand.

Correction — Anchor the rule in a visual model first, then abstract it — the model is the explanation.

Learners apply the correct method to algorithms in assessment but ignore the context or units.

Correction — Require an answer sentence with units on every applied question.