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Assessment for Learning and Teaching in Secondary Schools
Contributor(s): Fautley, Martin (Author), Savage, Jonathan (Author)

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 ISBN: 1844451070     ISBN-13: 9781844451074
Publisher: Learning Matters
OUR PRICE: $50.40  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: July 2012
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Annotation: Assessment is central to teaching and learning, yet it is one of the most difficult areas of professional practice. This book guides UK trainee secondary school teachers through its complexities and provides practical strategies, exemplified by UK case studies. It examines issues such as diagnosing problems, sharing learning objectives, assessment as a tool for motivation, effective planning, using evidence to adapt teaching, peer and self assessment, learning through dialogue, and understanding formative assessment. This text links explicitly to the new UK Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) Standards, and its tasks provide opportunities for reflection and for practicing the range of skills involved in assessing pupils.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Education | Evaluation & Assessment
- Education | Secondary
- Education | Administration - General
Dewey: 373.110
LCCN: 2008426874
Series: Achieving QTS
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.6" W x 9.4" L (0.65 lbs) 144 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
 
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Assessment is central to teaching and learning, yet is one of the most difficult areas of professional practice. This book guides trainee secondary teachers through its complexities and provides practical strategies, exemplified by case studies. It examines issues such as diagnosing problems, sharing learning objectives, assessment as a tool for motivation, effective planning, using evidence to adapt teaching, peer and self assessment, learning through dialogue and understanding formative assessment. Targeted specifically at trainees, this text links explicitly to the new QTS Standards, and its tasks provide opportunities for reflection and for practising the range of skills involved in assessing pupils.

Contributor Bio(s): Savage, Jonathan: - Jonathan Savage is a Senior Lecturer in Education at the Institute of Education, Manchester Metropolitan University. Until 2001 he was Head of Music at Debenham High School, an 11-16 comprehensive school in rural Suffolk in the east of England. He is also Managing Director of UCan.tv (www.ucan.tv), a not-for-profit company that produces engaging educational software.Fautley, Martin: - Martin Fautley is a Reader in Education at Birmingham City University. For many years he was a school teacher in the Midlands before undertaking Doctoral research at the University of Cambridge. His research interests encompass theoretical and practical issues concerning creative processes in schools and how teachers can help foster these, and the ways in which assessment, particularly assessment for learning, can be used as means to raise standards.
 
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