Summary
Contents
Subject index
Assessment is central to teaching and learning, yet is one of the most difficult areas of professional practice. This book guides trainee secondary teachers through its complexities and provides practical strategies, exemplified by case studies. It examines issues such as diagnosing problems, sharing learning objectives, assessment as a tool for motivation, effective planning, using evidence to adapt teaching, peer and self assessment, learning through dialogue and understanding formative assessment. Targeted specifically at trainees, this text links explicitly to the new QTS Standards, and its tasks provide opportunities for reflection and for practising the range of skills involved in assessing pupils.
Developing Assessment Strategies
Developing Assessment Strategies
Chapter objectives
By the end of this chapter you should have:
- learned about integrating planning for assessment into your lessons;
- thought about linking learning outcomes with assessment;
- thought about the role of differentiation;
- considered the notion of academic performance being evidenced in achievement;
- thought about the importance of teacher judgements;
- considered the vital role of assessment in progression;
- reflected on the formative use of summative assessment.
Professional Standards for QTS
This chapter will help you to meet the following Professional Standards for QTS:Q7a, Q8, Q10, Q19, Q22, Q25a–d, Q26a–b, Q27, Q28, Q29
Introduction
Having considered the ways in which assessment can be used in the classroom, what we need to do now is to think about how you, as a trainee teacher, can plan for assessment to take place in your lessons. ...
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