Assessment and learning / edited by John Gardner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gardner, John, 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational tests and measurements.

Physical Description:

ix, 230 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2006.

Summary:

The only book of its kind to provide a comprehensive overview of assessment used to support learning, Assessment and Learning makes this area accessible and understandable for a wide range of users, and links it to the context in which it is most important: learning.

A major source of practice-based theory on assessment for learning, an approach which supports individual development and motivates learners, the book covers key areas including: the practice of learning for assessment in the classroom, developing motivation for learning, professional learning and assessment for learning, assessment and theories of learning.

The book's authors are all part of the internationally known Assessment Reform Group (ARG), which is influential in the field of assessment and inclusion policy. Assessment and Learning will prove a valuable resource for a wide variety of people involved in teaching, learning and assessment, whether as practitioners, researchers or policy-makers.

Contents:

Assessment and Learning: An Introduction / John Gardner 1

Part I Practice 7

1 Assessment for Learning in the Classroom / Paul Black, Dylan Wiliam 9

2 Professional Learning as a Condition for Assessment for Learning / Mary James, David Pedder 27

Part II Theory 45

3 Assessment, Teaching and Theories of Learning / Mary James 47

4 The Role of Assessment in Developing Motivation for Learning / Wynne Harlen 61

5 Developing a Theory of Formative Assessment / Paul Black, Dylan Wiliam 81

Part III Formative and Summative Issues 101

6 On the Relationship between Assessment for Formative and Summative Purposes / Wynne Harlen 103

7 The Reliability of Assessments / Paul Black, Dylan Wiliam 119

8 The Validity of Formative Assessment / Gordon Stobart 133

Part IV Policy 147

9 Constructing Assessment for Learning in the UK Policy Environment / Richard Daugherty, Kathryn Ecclestone 149

10 Assessment for Learning: Why No Profile in US Policy? / Dylan Wiliam 169

11 Policy and Practice in Assessment for Learning: the Experience of Selected OECD Countries / Judy Sebba 185

Assessment for Learning: A Compelling Conceptualization / John Gardner 197.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-221) and indexes.

ISBN:

141291051X pbk

1412910501 hbk

OCLC:

62329182