Making Formative Assessment Work: Effective Practice in the Primary Classroom

by Kathy Hall and Winifred M. Burke

Drawing on case studies from primary classrooms, this book analyzes how teachers use formative assessment to promote learning. Themes addressed include feedback; power and roles of learners and teachers; self-assessment and peer assessment; and sharing success criteria with learners. The book equips teachers, student teachers, educators, and researchers with a sophisticated grasp of issues in formative assessment and how they relate to the promotion of pupil learning.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0335213790
• ISBN13: 9780335213795
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Open University Press
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 8.9"