Among the techniques which may be used are:
1. Teacher observation
Outcome of pupil-pupil discussion and teacher-pupil discussion. What are they still unclear about at the end of this lesson?
2. Teacher designed tasks
Questions
Oral review of transport and road transport.
Work cards designed to help children to examine maps, pictures and other data to do with transport.
Web based work-recording by printing out sections from Ask About Ireland Geography and Transport sections.
Children take pictures of modes of transport.
3. Portfolio assessment
Collect and add to portfolio results of surveys on transport conducted by pupils. Survey: Children measure the amount and type of transport on a particular road or street.
Curriculum profiles
Use teacher observations and portfolios to complete pupil profile at end of term.