Orienteering at school for ages 6-12, Chapter 24: Assessment Year 6

Chapter 24: Assessment Year 6

ASSESSMENT of the student’s knowledge is always a hard nut to crack for most of teachers. It’s ”knowledge of map” that should be assessed mainly, not how fast the student runs. According to the curriculum (Swedish) we can read as follows:

Year 1-3: To orientate (navigate) themselves in the local environment and understand simple map’s structure.

Year 4-6: To orientate in nearby nature and outdoor environment using maps. Understand map’s structure and symbols.

Year 7-9: To orientate in unknown environments using maps and other assistive devices for positioning.

Knowledge requirements primary school ”orienteering”

According to the curriculum the student shall achieve the following knowledge requirements for different levels of grade at the end of Year 6:

Knowledge requirements for grade E

Students can carry out various activities in nature and outdoor environment with some adaptation to different conditions and to the right of public access rules. In addition, the students can, with some certainty, orientate themselves in known environments using maps.

Knowledge requirements for grade C

Students can carry out various activities in nature and outdoor environment with relatively good adaptation to different conditions and to the right of public access rules. In addition, the students can with relative accuracy orientate themselves in known environments using maps.

Knowledge requirements for grade A

Students can carry out various activities in nature and outdoor environment with good adaptation to different conditions and to the right of public access rules. In addition, the students can with high degree  of accuracy orientate themselves in known environments using maps.

Suggestions for Assessment

”Some certainty” (grade E) means that the students make some errors and need some guidance before the students can orientate themselves.

”Relatively good certainty” (grade C) means that the students make errors choice before the students can orientate themselves.

”Good certainty” (grade A) means that the students don’t make any errors or don’t need any guidance in order to orientate themselves.

Basis for Assessment, year 6

From the above, you should assess students’ knowledge of being able to orientate in a known environment: 

1 / The map’s colours and symbols and map’s structure.

2 / Orientate the map using compass or terrain.

3 / Using map to move between several locations.

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