- Following a session involving peer assessment, investigate what pupils think
about the language they have been using to discuss each other’s work. Which
phrases are most helpful and why? - For a future piece of written homework, in advance generate a set of criteria for
the ‘perfect answer’. Provide a copy to the pupils when they are set the task
and use it to ‘mark’ the homework and provide feedback. Does this make
marking quicker and more efficient? What might you do to improve further?
For further reading the following publications are recommended:
- Assessment for learning: whole-school training materials.
Ref. DfES 0043-2004 G. - Assessment Reform Group (1999) Assessment for learning: beyond the black
box. University of Cambridge, Faculty of Education. ISBN: 0856030422. - Black, P. and Wiliam, D. (1998) Inside the black box: raising standards through
classroom assessment. King’s College, London. ISBN: 1871984688. - Black, P., Harrison, C., Lee, C., Marshall, B. and Wiliam, D. (2002) Working
inside the black box: assessment for learning in the classroom. King’s College,
London. ISBN: 1871984394. - Black, P., Harrison, C., Lee, C., Marshall, B. and Wiliam, D. (2003) Assessment
for learning: putting it into practice. Open University Press. ISBN: 0335212972. - Sadler, R. (1989) ‘Formative assessment and the design of instructional
systems’. Instructional Science18, 119–144.
Websites
- The Association for Achievement and Improvement through Assessment:
http://www.aaia.org.uk - National Curriculum in Action:
http://www.ncaction.org.uk
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