CAIE Examiner Feedback_4164, January 2021 Series
Summary of Areas for Improvement
• The feedback and discussions with mentors are of paramount importance. Reflective evaluation is the key for improvement.
• Presentation and communication play a vital role when writing the portfolio. Candidates must follow academic conventions,
• check all the documents presented and avoid unnecessary repetition throughout the portfolio.
• Further scaffolding for students is a general area for improvement.
Summary of Highlights
Overall, it was well-evidenced that the practitioners experienced a coherently integrated programme with a very positive impact on their professional development. I would love to congratulate the candidates for their efforts and your whole team for your inspiring contribution to make this happen.
• Candidates demonstrated a broad understanding of the most relevant approaches to teaching and learning to progress their students’ learning.
• Most candidates did an excellent job when presenting the educational context including their professional background.
• There was strong evidence of student-centred learning and enriching opportunities of formative assessment
CAIE Examiner Feedback, January 2021
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CAIE Examiner Feedback_4164, February Series 2021
Summary of Areas for Improvement
As mentioned above, the candidates needed to provide more analysis in order to gain Distinctions. It is not enough to describe their lessons and say they have incorporated prior knowledge and active learning approaches without saying why they have done so. The candidates also need to refer to all of the major learning theories and say why some are inappropriate to their teaching and discuss their weaknesses rather than just deciding that constructivism is the theory to adopt.
Summary of Highlights
All candidates submitted very good observation feedback forms in Unit 1. It was clear that they had been well-briefed in what elements were important in a successful lesson and they were able to recognise these during their observation and then go on to employ them in their own lessons. It was also evident that the candidates had learnt a great deal during their studies, and
were keen to employ this new knowledge in their future teaching.
As mentioned above, the candidates needed to provide more analysis in order to gain Distinctions. It is not enough to describe their lessons and say they have incorporated prior knowledge and active learning approaches without saying why they have done so. The candidates also need to refer to all of the major learning theories and say why some are inappropriate to their teaching and discuss their weaknesses rather than just deciding that constructivism is the theory to adopt.
Summary of Highlights
All candidates submitted very good observation feedback forms in Unit 1. It was clear that they had been well-briefed in what elements were important in a successful lesson and they were able to recognise these during their observation and then go on to employ them in their own lessons. It was also evident that the candidates had learnt a great deal during their studies, and
were keen to employ this new knowledge in their future teaching.