Embedding Formative Assessment : Practical Techniques for K-12 Classrooms (Practical Formative Assessment Techniques for K-12 Classrooms) / Dylan Wiliam and Siobhán Leahy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wiliam, Dylan, author.

Leahy, Siobhán, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Academic achievement.

Educational tests and measurements.

Effective teaching.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 pages) ; illustrations, charts, forms.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, IN : Solution Tree Press, [2024]

Summary:

"Effective classroom formative assessment helps educators make minute-by-minute, day-by-day instructional decisions, but putting it into practice requires both a robust collection of techniques and an understanding of how to use them. In Embedding Formative Assessment, authors Dylan Wiliam and Siobhan Leahy deliver a clear, practical guide for teachers, centred on the five key strategies for improving teacher practice and student achievement: 1) Clarifying, sharing and understanding learning intentions and success criteria; 2) Engineering productive discussion and activities that elicit evidence of learning; 3) Providing feedback that moves learners forward; 4) Activating students as learning resources for each other; and 5) Activating students as owners of their own learning. Then, for each strategy, the authors provide an overview of the strategy and a number of very practical formative assessment techniques for implementing it in F-12 classrooms. Along with guidance on when and how to use the specific techniques, they provide tips, cautions and enhancements to sustain formative assessment. A student reflection form, peer observation form, and self-reflection checklist accompany each strategy. No known practice is more effective than classroom formative assessment for producing a significant positive impact on student achievement. Wiliam and Leahy provide the necessary tips and techniques to put it into practice immediately."-- back cover.

Contents:

Introduction: The techniques I regularly use

1. Why formative assessment should be a priority for every teacher

2. Your professional learning

3. Strategy 1: Clarifying, sharing, and understanding learning intentions and success criteria

4. Strategy 2: Engineering effective discussion, tasks, and activities that elicit evidence of learning

5. Strategy 3: Providing feedback that moves learning forward

6. Strategy 4: Activating students as learning resources for one another

7. Strategy 5: Activating students as owners of their own learning

Resources: Reflection checklist for strategy 1-5 ; Lesson planning sheet ; Peer observation sheet ; Student survey ; Student feedback to teacher ; My learning log ; Student reflections on learning ; Example letter from class teacher to parents ; Self-assessment prompts that address your feelings about the work ; Self-assessment prompts that address your thoughts about the work ; Self-assessment prompts that address your actions in the work

Appendix: A brief guide to effect sizes.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781960574435

1960574434

9781960574428

OCLC:

1450107014