Assessment

1. Experts in Assessment Reading Series
This reading is Chapter 3 from the book: 'Assessment as learning: Using classroom assessment to maximize student learning' is by Lorna Earl, who is internationally renown for her work in this area. You received it via email prior to the Term 2 Workshop. It provides an overview of three purposes for assessment:
 * Assessment As Learning - where the process of assessment enables students to learn
 * Assessment For Learning - where teachers gather and analyse information about students and their learning needs to inform their teaching
 * Assessment Of Learning - where a determination is made at a point in time of the extent to which students have learned and progressed in relation to standards and learning goals.

A discussion starter on this reading can be found by clicking on the speech bubbles above. Please feel free to add other useful Assessment readings and start your own discussions.

We have provided self paced learning materials on these three forms of assessment on our Teacher Refresher WikiSpace at: http://teacherrefresher.wikispaces.com/Assessment+Cafe

Some of you have mentioned in your project group discussions that you want to investigate the strategy giving and using feedback with students. Below is an article from the ASCD resource: The Power of Formative Feedback. Let us know what you think of it - have started another discussion thread to explore further.



Assessment As Learning
Assessment as learning can be a powerful form of learning for students - particularly as students are supported to reach a high standard of work. Ron Berger is author of 'An Ethic of Excellence' - a fantastic book by a teacher who shares stories from his school about how he and other teachers work hard to achieve both teaching and learning excellence.

This film shows him at work with small groups of students - engaging them in a story of another child and how to improve the quality of their work:

[|Critique and Feedback - the story of Austin's Butterfly]