Demystifying current theories and debates about assessment, The Essential Guide to Assessment will be a practical guide to show trainees and teachers how to put certain strategies and models into practice in the classroom right away.
How do I develop the best methods of assessment for my own learners?
How can I effectively track the progress of different children in my class?
What targets should I be setting?
The Essential Guide to Assessment provides answers to these questions, plus countless others. Demystifying current theories and debate about assessment, this will be a practical guide to show trainees and teachers how to put certain strategies and models into practice in the classroom right away.
Chapter 1 Creating a classroom climate for successful assessment
Chapter 2 Autonomous assessment, motivated learners
Chapter 3 Teaching metacognition or 'knowing that you know!'
Chapter 4 Practical strategies for peer assessment
Chapter 5 Negotiated target setting
Chapter 6 Pivotal's Negotiated Assessment Grids (NAGs)
Chapter 7 Managing active assessment in the classroom
Chapter 8 Differentiation and personalisation of assessment
