Research shows that formative assessment moves learning forward, but the ideathat assessment and teaching are reciprocal activities is still not situated in the practice of all educators. This book is designed to help educators understand the role of formative assessment and implement it as part of teaching and learning. The author details the elements of the formative assessment process, provides specific illustrations of what the elements look like in classroom practice, and discusses the knowledge and skills teachers need to be able toimplement formative assessment effectively. This book: Offers specific examples of the formative assessment process in action in a range of subject areas Addresses the place of formative assessment within the broader assessment picture Discusses and gives examples of effective feedback as an essential part of formative assessment Shows how to engage students in self-assessment and self-management so they can participate in keeping their learning on course Examines how school leaders can support classroom implementation of formative assessment INDICE: Introduction / Assessment With and For Students / It All Depends On What the Data Tell You / The Drivers of Formative Assessment: Learning Goalsand Success Criteria / Formative Feedback for Teaching / Formative Feedback for Learning / Operationalizing Formative Assessment In the Classroom: What Do Teachers Need to Know and Be Able to Do? / Developing and Deepening Formative Assessment Practice
- ISBN: 978-1-4129-7504-9
- Editorial: Sage Publications
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 192
- Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés