Assessment: A Practical Guide for Secondary

Assessment can be the hardest part of any teacher's job. It is easy to fall into the trap of seeing it all as unnecessary paperwork and feeling guilty about not having done it properly. This book takes the practical ideas laid out in Marking and Assess

What do children need from assessment?

1

(18)

Introduction: What are our current assessment practices?

1

(2)

Why do we assess our students?

3

(2)

How can children learn from assessment

5

(14)

Formative assessment

19

(20)

What do we mean by formative assessment?

19

(5)

Informal formative assessment to support whole-class teaching

24

(3)

How can `rich questioning' support informal assessment?

27

(7)

Formal versus informal target setting

34

(5)

Feedback and marking strategies

39

(20)

Planning for assessment in the short, medium and long term

39

(7)

What kind of feedback do students need?

46

(10)

Attitudes to assessment and learning

56

(3)

Self-assessment and learning to learn

59

(21)

Involving students in their own assessment

59

(6)

Developing peer-and self-assessment

65

(15)

Using examinations to support learning

80

(21)

High-stakes examinations versus formative assessment?

80

(8)

Teaching students to learn from summative assessment

88

(3)

The strategies for developing self-efficacy

91

(1)

Metacognitive strategies: Review, refection and revision notebooks

92

(4)

Preparation for examinations

96

(2)

Post-examination review

98

(1)

The impact of the DERS project

99

(2)

Developing an effective learning culture: Strategies for change

101

(20)

Introducing formative assessment in your classroom

104

(8)

Developing a formative assessment culture in your department

112

(4)

Developing a formative assessment culture in your school

116

(3)

Revisiting Standards Comprehensive

119

(2)

References

121

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Assessment: A Practical Guide for Secondary Teachers

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