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9781412935197 Academic Inspection Copy

Assessment of Learning

  • ISBN-13: 9781412935197
  • Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
    Imprint: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
  • By Wynne Harlen
  • Price: AUD $117.00
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  • Local release date: 02/10/2007
  • Format: Paperback (234.00mm X 156.00mm) 176 pages Weight: 280g
  • Categories: Examinations & assessment [JNKD]
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This book takes a critical look at how students' achievements are assessed for a range of purposes, from reporting progress to selection and qualification. It considers the relationship between what is taught, and how, and what and how learning outcomes are assessed. The impact of using assessment results for setting targets and evaluation of provision for learning is also discussed. The pros and cons of using tests and examinations and alternatives based on the judgments of teachers are considered in terms of four key criteria: validity, reliability, impact and required resources. Evidence from research and examples of current practice in different countries within and outside the UK support the case for making more and better use of teachers' judgments in assessment of learning. In this way assessment of learning (summative assessment) can be compatible with assessment for learning (formative assessment).
Professor Wynne Harlen is one of the key international figures in primary science. She was most recently head of the Scottish Council for Research in Education and is now retired.
PART ONE: ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING IN CONTEXT 1. Meanings, processes and properties of assessment 2. Assessment and the curriculum 3. Views of 'users' of assessment 4. Evaluating assessment methods PART TWO: USING TEACHERS' JUDGEMENTS FOR ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING IN PRACTICE 5. Using teacher's judgements 6. Summative assessment by teachers in action: examples in England 7. Summative assessment by teachers in action: examples in other countries PART THREE: CHANGING ASSESSMENT PRACTICE AND POLICY 8. Teachers' assessment for and of learning 9. Summative assessment within the assessment system
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