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"This is a surprising and welcome book a heartening read that shows
the power of assessment for learning and the potential for
academics and teachers jointly to put into practice ideas that can
improve classroom learning and teaching.
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. The starting point of this book was the realisation that
research studies worldwide provide hard evidence that development
of formative assessment raises students test scores. The
significant improvement in the achievements of the students in this
project confirms this research, while providing teachers, teacher
trainers, school heads and others leaders with ideas and advice for
improving formative assessment in the classroom.
"Assessment for Learning" is based on a two-year project involving
thirty-six teachers in schools in Medway and Oxfordshire. After a
brief review of the research background and of the project itself,
successive chapters describe the specific practices which teachers
found fruitful and the underlying ideas about learning that these
developments illustrate. Later chapters discuss the problems that
teachers encountered when implementing the new practices in their
classroom and give guidance for school management and LEAs about
promoting and supporting the changes.
This book offers valuable insights into assessment for learning as
teachers describe in their own words how they turned the ideas into
practical action in their schools. .
'My child just came out to me as trans: What should I do?' If you
are a parent looking for an answer to this question, you have come
to the right place. Gathering together practical advice and
personal experiences from a range of parents, activists and
experts, this FAQ book provides answers to the most common
questions you will have as a parent of a transgender child. What if
they change their minds? How do I make sure my child is safe at
school? How do we tell our other children? Sharing their
experiences of how they navigated their child's transition to raise
a happy and healthy child, the parents in this book will give you
the tools you need to support your trans child to thrive, while the
experts provide a research-based perspective on supporting trans
youth. With answers to everything you need to know - from social
transition, mental health and medical care, through to schools,
faith and your personal feelings as a parent - this is the ultimate
resource for any family with a trans child.
Article From The Kiva V25, No. 3, February, 1960.
In today's new era of heightened accountability, English language
learners (ELLs) are now included in the "teach-and-test"
accountability system. Full inclusion of ELLs in accountability
measures, however, does not necessarily mean more equity. Based on
data-analysis of language-based assessment, this book shows how the
socio-economic status (SES) factor affects groups differently.
Regardless of English proficiency, SES matters less for low-
achieving students. The impact of SES was greater, however, among
high-achieving students. This suggests that the true ability of
High SES ELLs is masked by their less developed academic-language
proficiency in English, compared to their more English-proficient
fluent counterparts. The results of this study show that tests
developed for native speakers of English severely undermine
educational equity for ELLs, and it raises the issue of the
meaningfulness of such an educational policy that claims to provide
accountability.
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