Evidence
Using data to understand where students are in their learning
Supporting the next steps
Informing teaching and learning through:
- Setting personal stretch targets
- Development of teachers' capabilities
- The use of learning resources
Tracking progress
Monitoring growth of student achievement over time
Helping you identify and track learner progress
SOFA’s long scale captures progress across time, for individuals and groups. It captures each learner’s journey, from their own starting point.
Scales: a powerful way to describe and locate learning progress
- SOFA scales detail the skills, knowledge and understanding typical at various points in the learning process.
- They provide a roadmap for describing and measuring learner progress in different subject domains.
- SOFA provides information and evidence to support next steps, helping to answer key questions for individuals and groups, e.g. Which skills and knowledge has a learner grasped? What are the gaps in their learning? What do we need to focus on in our planning and teaching?