Embedding Formative Assessment: Practical Techniques for K-12 Classrooms

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 implementation in K-12 classrooms. The authors provide guidance on when and how to use the techniques, tips, cautions, and enhancements to sustain formative assessment. Educators will learn how to: Clarify, share, and understand learning intentions and success criteria Engineer productive discussion and activities that elicit evidence of learning Provide feedback that moves learners forward Activate students as learning resources for each other Activate students as owners of their own learning Contents: Techniques: Tips, Cautions, and Enhancements Acknowledgments About the Authors Introduction Chapter 1: Why Formative Assessment Should Be a Priority for Every Teacher Chapter 2: Your Professional Learning Chapter 3: Strategy 1--Clarifying, Sharing, and Understanding Learning Intentions and Success Criteria Chapter 4: Strategy 2--Engineering Effective Discussion, Tasks, and Activities That Elicit Evidence of Learning Chapter 5: Strategy 3--Providing Feedback That Moves Learning Forward Chapter 6: Strategy 4--Activating Students as Learning Resources for One Another Chapter 7: Strategy 5--Activating Students as Owners of Their Own Learning Conclusion Resources Appendix References Index
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Author/Artist:Dylan Wiliam, Siobhan Leahy
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