Assessment: Practical Guide For Secondary Teachers, A 2nd Ed.

Assessment can be the hardest part of any teacher's job. It is easy to fall into the trap of seeing it all as unnecessary paperwork and feeling guilty about not having done it properly. This book offers practical advice on how teachers can get the most out of assessment for their students. Table of Contents: 1. What do children need from assessment?; 2. How do children learn?; 3. What do they need from assessment? Why is it important for learning?; 4. Analysing your current assessment practices: what purposes do they serve?; 5. Formative Assessment; 6. Feedback and marking strategies; 7. Self assessment and learning to learn; 8. Using exams to support learning; 9. Developing an effective learning culture. Author Biography: Howard Tanner and Sonia Jones have thirty years of teaching experience between them. They are now academics at the University of Wales Swansea.