Assessment
Which is More Important?
to frequently measure the plant to see how much it has grown
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Or
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to nurture the plant, provide the right conditions
for growth – sunlight,
water, fertiliser…
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Our education system today places great importance on measuring success:
Recent research shows that students’ learning will be greatly enhanced
if we concentrate on:
It is good practice to build up department portfolios of assessed
work, moderated by the whole department, for KS3, KS4 and KS5.
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Useful Reading
The Mathematical Association:
‘A Position Paper on Assessment'
just two sides of A4, giving the current situation
Inside the Black Box:
Raising Standards through Classroom Assessment
Paul Black and Dylon Wiliam, King’s College London, School of Education
1998
Read the article at the following web site:
‘Assessment for Learning:
Beyond the Black Box’
Assessment Reform Group, University of Cambridge, School of Education 1999
Download the article at the following web site:
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