From Our Leader of Pedagogy Mrs Abbie Matthews
Making Learning Visible
At St Carthage's Primary School we want to have the biggest influence on learning. We put our efforts into strategies that have been proven to have the best impact on learning. Making the learning 'visible' for students allows students to have a clear understanding of what they are learning and why. It allows students to have an active role in their own learning.
Learning Intentions (What am I learning?)
Learning Intentions are a clear statement that explains to the students what concept, skill, strategy or approach they will be learning. Learning Intentions may be short term (developed in a lesson) or longer (developed over a series of lessons).
Learning Intentions allow the students to know what to focus on. By concentrating on a specific goal they understand that this enables them to become successful learners.
Success Criteria (How will I learn it?)
The second effective strategy is for the students to know what they have to achieve to be successful with the learning intention.
The success criteria explains the pathway in simple terms for the student to gain the new concepts, skills or attitudes.
Students can be actively involved in determining the success criteria for a learning experience. Understanding what it takes to become successful in a learning task enables students to develop their confidence as learners and set themselves higher expectations. This encourages confident, motivated learners. The process of giving and receiving feedback about how they are going is critical in this process.