Assessment in secondary music
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# 4.2 Teacher as observer

This second section identifies the things a teacher should be considering and the questions they should be asking of themselves as they observe the young people working in their lessons. These questions add a qualitative dimension to the assessment process that focuses upon students’ engagement with their musical learning.

## Table 6 Observing activities

Questions to consider | Related issues
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Are the students working effectively on the task? | What is the quality of the young people’s musical engagement?
Are you using assessment to support the differing needs of all your young people? | How are different young people’s needs defined and how does the assessment meet their needs?
Are students developing ideas as well as skills? | When planning and assessing, how do I balance the need for the development of ideas to be supported by skills?

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