How to use Assessment for Learning in the Classroom: The Complete Guide (The 'How To...' Great Classroom Teaching Series, Band 2) - Softcover

Gershon, Mr Mike

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1500208981 ISBN 13: 9781500208981

Verlag: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

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Assessment for learning doesn't need to be complex, confusing or time-consuming.

Effective AFL can be simple, straightforward and easy-to-implement. How to use Assessment for Learning in the Classroom has helped countless teachers understand the three pillars of AFL, how to apply these in the classroom, and what practical AFL looks like with primary or secondary learners.

If you are new to AFL, or looking to build your understanding, this is the book for you. Simple, clear and highly practical, it unlocks of the secrets of one of the most powerful approaches to teaching and learning. Giving you the tools you need to develop your practice, engage your learners, and assess with confidence.

In this completely comprehensive guide, you'll discover the three core pillars of AFL:

• Eliciting and Using Information
• Opening Up Success Criteria
• Giving Effective Feedback

This simple, powerful model of assessment for learning is directly applicable to every classroom. Whether you are a primary or a secondary specialist, these ideas are about the core nature of teaching and assessment.

For each pillar, we look at a wide range of proven practical strategies. We cover tools, techniques and strategies for:

• Eliciting information from individuals, groups and the whole class
• Peer-assessment
• Self-assessment
• Formative feedback
• Setting targets for learning

Start applying the power of effective assessment for learning in your classroom today and know that this is a book you'll be returning to for months and years to come.

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Mike Gershon is an expert educationalist whose knowledge of teaching and learning extends across the age ranges and the curriculum. His online teaching tools have been viewed and downloaded more than 3.5 million times by teachers in over 180 countries and territories. They include the now famous Starter Generator, Plenary Producer and AFL Toolkit. He is also the author of more than 30 books on teaching and learning, including bestsellers covering categories such as outstanding teaching, assessment for learning, differentiation, questioning, growth mindsets and Bloom’s Taxonomy. He has also written more than 50 guides looking at different areas of classroom practice. All of Mike’s work is closely focused on the practicalities of pedagogy; teachers across the world return to his work because of its relevance to the classroom and the immediacy with which the ideas can be implemented. Find out more at www.mikegershon.com and www.gershongrowthmindsets.com

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1500208981
• ISBN 13: 9781500208981
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 214
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