Passport for learning
The Passport for learning is a holistic formative assessment approach for students with moderate to severe intellectual disability.
What is the Passport for learning?
The Passport for learning was developed to ensure learning is scaffolded for all students, especially those needing support to establish strong language skills.
Passport for learning consists of four learning domains, known as CRES (Cognitive, Receptive, Expressive and Social skills). There are seven (7) colour groupings which outline the main focus for each of the different groups students may fit into when the observations and assessment has been completed. The Passport groups are Awareness, Anticipation, Intentional, Imitation First/then, Categorisation, Simple problem solving and Simple critical thinking.
The Passport for learning is available to department schools in 2 stages:
- Term 2, 2024 - Schools for Specific Purposes and schools with support units
- From Semester 2, 2024 - all other schools.
Online tool
Teachers administer the assessment using the online tool for entering student responses. The online tool is available via ALAN.
The ALAN helpdesk has solutions for all ‘How to' questions for administering the assessment.
Resources
- The Passport for learning - Overall stages poster (PDF 646.9KB) provides a summary of each stage.
- Teaching strategies posters are available via MS Teams Passport for learning channel in Inclusive Assessment Program (IAP) MS Teams.
- Printable versions of the Passport for learning: Bloom Blue-Red assessment tool (PDF 221KB) and Passport for learning: Bloom Red-Green assessment tool (PDF 390.9KB) are available for download if required.
Professional learning
- Inclusive Assessment Program – Passport for learning (MyPL course code NR43498) - eLearning supporting implementation and planning for teaching.
Support
- Visit Inclusive Assessment Program for information on the purpose of the assessment program.
- Visit ALAN Help desk articles for technical support.
- Passport for learning channel in Inclusive Assessment Program (IAP) MS Teams
For more information, email Literacy.numeracy@det.nsw.edu.au.