Formative Assessment in the Secondary Classroom
Shirley Clarke
This highly practical guide focuses on learning objectives, effective questioning, self- and peer assessment, and feedback as the key elements of formative assessment. Down to earth and direct, with examples from across the secondary curriculum - including many accounts from practising teachers - it shows how formative assessment can bring a dramatic culture shift to teaching and learning in your own classroom.
The ways in which students are enabled to be actively involved in their learning, through continual dialogue with teachers and each other, lies at the heart of effective assessment for learning. Shirley Clarke explains first how to formulate and communicate clear learning objectives, how to include students in the creation of success criteria, and how to establish what students already know. She then explores the use of questioning as a tool for effective teaching and learning, before looking at classroom interaction and how students respond to written and oral feedback from peers and teachers, including marking.
The numerous 'ways in' described here - developed by teachers, and underpinned by research principles - will encourage you to become an action researcher in your own exploration of formative assessment at work.
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