Embedding Formative Assessment: Practical Techniques for K-12 Classrooms

Wiliam, Dylan/ Leahy, Siobhan

ISBN 10: 1941112293 / ISBN 13: 9781941112298

Editore: Learning Sciences Intl Llc, 2015

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Titolo: Embedding Formative Assessment: Practical ...

Casa editrice: Learning Sciences Intl Llc

Data di pubblicazione: 2015

Legatura: Paperback

Condizione: Brand New

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Riassunto:

Effective classroom formative assessment helps educators make minute-by-minute, day-by-day instructional decisions. This clear, practical guide for teachers centers on five key instructional strategies, along with an overview of each strategy and practical formative assessment techniques for implementing it in K-12 classrooms: Clarifying, sharing, and understanding learning intentions and success criteria Engineering productive discussion and activities that elicit evidence of learning Providing feedback that moves learners forward Activating students as learning resources for each other Activating students as owners of their own learning The authors provide guidance on when and how to use the specific techniques, along with tips, cautions, and enhancements to sustain formative assessment.

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Dylan Wiliam, PhD, is a consultant who works with educators in North America, the United Kingdom, and many other countries to develop effective, research-based formative assessment practices. He is former deputy director of the Institute of Education at the University of London. From teaching in urban public schools to directing a large-scale testing program to serving in university administration, his professional path has led to a variety of positions at the forefront of education. Dr. Wiliam was also, from 2003 to 2006, senior research director at the Educational Testing Service in Princeton, New Jersey.During his early years of teaching in inner-city classrooms, Dr. Wiliam focused on physics and mathematics. He later joined the faculty of Chelsea College, University of London, which later became part of King s College London. Here, he worked on developing innovative assessment schemes in mathematics before accepting leadership of the King s College Mathematics Education Program.For three years, Dr. Wiliam served as the academic coordinator of the Consortium for Assessment and Testing in Schools, which developed a variety of assessments for the national curriculum of England and Wales. He then returned to King s College to serve as dean of the School of Education before being promoted to assistant principal of the college.In 1998, he coauthored a major review of research evidence on formative assessment with Paul Black and has worked with many teachers in the United Kingdom and United States on developing formative assessment practices to support learning.In addition to a doctor of education, Dr. Wiliam holds numerous degrees in mathematics and mathematics education.