A Little Guide for Teachers: Formative Assessment

SHIRLEY CLARKE (M.ED., HON.DOC) is a world expert in formative assessment, specializing in the practical application of its principles. Many thousands of teachers have worked with Shirley or read her books and, through them, the practice of formative assessment is continually evolving, developing and helping to transform students’ achievements.Shirley’s latest publications are Visible Learning Feedback with John Hattie and Thinking Classrooms with Katherine Muncaster Her website www.shirleyclarke-education.org contains a videostreaming platform of clips of formative assessment in action as well as detailed feedback from her action research teams.

• IntroductionChapter 1: Setting the scene – how do you create confident learners?Chapter 2: Setting up effective talk – how do you activate children as learning resources for each other?Chapter 3: Learning Intentions and Success Criteria – how do you clarify goals and break them down?Chapter 4: In-lesson feedback – how can we give feedback during lessons?Chapter 5: Post-lesson feedback and marking – how to make this manageable?Resources