Staying Focused on Assessment
We haven’t posted in some time. Not because we didn’t want to, but rather, we weren’t sure exactly what to
Changing how we think about assessment: Learning vs. doing
Does language shape thought? In other words, do the words we use to talk about ideas and concepts impact how
Self and Peer Assessment: Empowering Learners
“Getting children to reflect on progress themselves, to climb to the ‘high ground’ from which they can survey their own
Professional Learning about Assessment: Feedback as a Catalyst for Change
How can you learn more about effective assessment? In this series of posts we have proposed using a cyclical process
Professional Learning about Assessment: “Doing” to Learn
How can you be purposeful and intentional about doing to learn?
Professional Learning About Assessment: Getting Started
…the assessment process supports learning for learners of all ages – including adult educators who are trying to learn new ways of assessing and evaluating!
Feedback that’s “Just in Time”
Feedback drives learning. But as we learned in a previous post, not all feedback is productive. In this post, we’ll
Planning for Professional Learning about Assessment: AfL guides adult learning too!
The assessment process is an inherent part of the learning process, no matter who is doing the learning. This struck
Feedback that moves learning forward
Feedback is one of the most powerful influences on learning and achievement, but this impact can be either positive or
Honing Our Assessment Skills: Accurately conveying the learning in goals and criteria
The concept of ‘success criteria’ is familiar to most educators — but scan the examples being shared on the internet,
