Table of Contents

Introduction

Part one: Assessment and learning:

the classroom context
The role of assessment in teaching and learning
Assessment and planning
Assessment in the classroom
Ways of responding to pupils' written and practical work

Part two: Managing assessment:

the school context
School policies and procedures
Record keeping and reporting

Part three: Assessment:

the wider context
Assessment, accountability and standards
Recent developments in testing and examinations
References
Index.

About the Author

Val Brooks is an associate professor in the Institute of Education at Warwick University where she has been involved with three programmes of secondary initial teacher training: PGCE, Flexible Postgraduate Initial Teacher Training and the Graduate Teacher Programme. Previous to this, she taught English in the secondary sector.

Reviews

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