Active Learning through Formative Assessment is the latest book by Shirley Clarke where she dicusses and provides concrete examples of how to intergrate Assessment for Learning in a natural way where students become part of the whole learning proccess from planning to delivery. Active Learning through Formative Assessment follows her previous book Formative Assessment in Action, and shows us how we can take a more active and practical approach to assessment with for example effective dialogues with students, how to use questioning effectively and ways in which we can encourage students to communicate more openly - a problem for many older students!
This book has been written using primary school examples but we found it just as rewarding to use with our Secondary as well as Sixth Form students. If you want to get involved in a more engaging approach to what can be regarded as a rather dry subject matter, then this book will hopefully give you some ideas. Also look at Staffroomproject.com for a discussion about making assessment useful and engaging.
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