Shirley Clarke
                    
Author Bios:
Shirley Clarke is an Associate of the Institute of Education, University of London, and is much in demand as an education consultant, in the UK and internationally.  Her course and training days for teachers, and ongoing involvement in action research, give her a down-to-earth perspective on day-to-day classroom realities. 

 Active Learning Through Formative 
 Assessment

  SUMMARY OF CONTENTS

   Introduction

   1) Definitions, history and purposes of formative
       assessment
   2) The link with summative assessment: long-,
       medium- and short-term assessment
   3) The ideal learning culture
   4) How can we maximize opportunities to think,
       discuss and question?
   5) Asking worthwhile questions
   6) How can planning maximize pupil engagement
       and achievement?
   7) What makes effective learning objectives?
   8) How will we know what learning objectives mean?
   9) How will we know what excellence looks like?
 10) How can we enable a process of constant review
       and improvement?
 11) Setting up a learning team in your own
       educational setting, and supporting teacher
       development Reference
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For other books on
assessment, see:
Enriching Feedback in the
Primary Classroom
Targeting Assessment in the
Primary Classroom
Reading Miscue Inventory
The Proficient Reader Record