Assessment Guidance
Case studies
These case studies illustrate assessment in Cambridge Early Years. In each one you can see how the principles of Discover, Decide, Do, Record and Report apply in different situations.
Case Study 5 - Tangram (5 year old)
You have provided your EY3 class with some outlines of shapes that can be made up of a small number of component shapes. For example:
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You observe closely how Jasmine approaches the puzzle. You notice that she picks up the square and places it on the outline. She starts at the top of the page and then slides it into the correct space. She then looks at the outline, says, “3 sides” and picks up the blue triangle. She places this in the correct place. She picks up the red triangle and tries to put it in the outline. She does not try to rotate it and says, “it doesn’t fit”. |
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You decide that Jasmine is beginning to select shapes purposefully, as she did with the blue triangle, but does not yet try to rotate the shapes. She also does not yet have a secure understanding of the EY1 concepts relating to: 1Ms.03 - Show awareness of how shapes are similar, for example, find matching shapes, or match shapes to their outlines. She will need further support to meet: 3Ms.01 - Experiment with and talk about rotating shapes, including saying when a shape looks identical or different as it rotates. |
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You model to Jasmine looking at the outline, selecting a shape and then rotating it. “I can see this space is for a shape with three straight sides. A triangle. I will pick up a triangle and see if it fits. I will try to rotate it to see if it fits. Look! It fits.” You allow Jasmine to try the same picture again. You then give her other outlines to complete with the same shapes. You observe her progress and are ready to prompt her if necessary, for example “Have you tried rotating the shape?”. |
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You make a note in Jasmine’s file that she needs further support with matching shapes to their outlines and rotating shapes. |
