Formative Assessment : Improving Learning in Secondary Classrooms.

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Publisher: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Year: 2005
Tongue: English
Leaves: 284
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Formative assessment - the frequent assessments of student progress to identify learning needs and shape teaching - has become a prominent issue in education reform. The achievement gains associated with formative assessment have been described as ""among the largest ever reported for educational interventions""

✦ Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary
PART I. THEMATIC DISCUSSION
Chapter 1. The Case for Formative Assessment
Chapter 2. Policy Frameworks
Chapter 3. The Elements of Formative Assessment: Case Study Findings and Supporting Research
Chapter 4. Formative Assessment in Practice
Chapter 5. Benefits and Barriers
Chapter 6. Policy Implications
PART II. THE CASE STUDIES
Canada: Encouraging the Use of Summative Data for Formative Purposes
Denmark: Building on a Tradition of Democracy and Dialogue in Schools
England: Implementing Formative Assessment in a High Stakes Environment. Finland: Emphasising Development instead of Competition and ComparisonItaly: A System in Transition
New Zealand: Embedding Formative Assessment in Multiple Policy Initiatives
Queensland, Australia: An Outcomes-based Curriculum
Scotland: Developing a Coherent System of Assessment
PART III. THE LITERATURE REVIEWS
Changing Teaching through Formative Assessment: Research and Practice The King's-Medway-Oxfordshire Formative Assessment Project
Formative Assessment of Learning: A Review of Publications in French
Formative Assessment in Classrooms: A Review of the Empirical German Literature.

✦ Subjects

Education, Secondary -- OECD countries -- Evaluation -- Case studies;Education, Secondary -- Evaluation;OECD countries

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