Summary
Contents
Key Concepts in Educational Assessment provides expert definitions and interpretations of common terms within the policy and practice of educational assessment. Concepts such as validity, assessment for learning, measurement, comparability and differentiation are discussed, and there is broad coverage of UK and international terminology. Drawing on the considerable expertise of the authors, the entries provide: - clear definitions; - accounts of the key issues; - authoritative and reliable information; - suggestions for further reading
Created to support students of education on undergraduate and postgraduate courses, and established education professionals including those who are members of the Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors (CIEA), this book is an accessible guide for anyone engaged in educational assessment.
Tina Isaacs is Director of the MA in Educational Assessment at the Institute of Education, London.
Catherine Zara was most recently Director of the MA in Educational Assessment and Director of the BA (Hons) in Post Compulsory Education and Training at the University of Warwick.
Graham Herbert was most recently Director of the CIEA.
Steve J. Coombs is Head of Department for Continuing Professional Development at Bath Spa University, which offers an MA in Educational Assessment.
Charles Smith is senior lecturer in economics and education at Swansea Metropolitan University of Wales Trinity Saint David.
Continuous Assessment
Continuous Assessment
Continuous assessment is a classroom strategy implemented by teachers, lecturers or trainers to determine the knowledge, understanding, and skills attained by learners. Professionals administer assessments in a variety of ways over time to allow them to observe multiple tasks and to collect evidence about what learners know, understand and can do. Learners receive feedback from staff based on their performance that allows them to focus on topics they have not yet fully mastered.
Teachers learn which learners need further support and remediation and which learners are ready to move on to more complex work. Thus, the results of the assessments help to ensure that all learners make progress throughout the school or college cycle, thereby increasing their academic achievement.
In continuous assessment, teachers, lecturers and ...