on February 17, 2012
Professor Dylan Wiliam has been teaching and researching in education for over 30 years. Dylan is the co-author of Inside the Black Box and presented the BBC’s Classroom Experiment (September 2010). Dylan is well known for inspirational workshops that help schools improve Assessment for Learning (AfL) practice in classrooms – see Dylan’s website www.dylanwiliam.org Dylan is running two further full-day [...]
Posted in Assessment for Learning, Assessment Matters
on February 4, 2012
Sage – second edition now published of ‘Assessment and Learning’ edited by John Gardner.
Posted in Assessment for Learning
on January 31, 2012
Assessment for Learning – March conference
Posted in Assessment for Learning
on July 3, 2011
TES Cymru article – Schools watchdog Estyn says there is little evidence that the Developing Thinking Skills and Assessment for Learning programme has led to improved test results for seven, 11 and 14-year-olds.
Posted in Assessment for Learning, Assessment Matters, Assessment of Learning, News
on May 29, 2011
Thousands of education videos from Teachers TV have been made available on the TES website for the first time. All 3,500 videos can be viewed for free on topics including lesson ideas, advice on tackling bad behaviour and professional development. The move has been made after Teachers TV, which had been backed by the Government, [...]
Posted in Assessment for Learning, Assessment Matters, News
on May 29, 2011
TES article – Sutton Trust advises heads on best ways to deliver improved outcomes: “schools should try to get best value for their money by investing in low-cost approaches, such as ensuring their teachers provide quicker and more effective feedback to their pupils”
Posted in Assessment for Learning, News
on May 24, 2011
TES Scotland article – Spelling out learning criteria at the start of lessons paid dividends for teachers at an East Renfrewshire school.
Posted in Assessment for Learning
on December 4, 2010
TES letter - a teacher responds to Mike Kent’s article ” ‘Expert’ theories are all very well …”. TES article – ‘Expert’ theories are all very well ..: Mike Kent article, TES November 26.
Posted in Assessment for Learning
on November 7, 2010
Paul Black’s keynote address – reviewing the current understanding and implementation of formative assessment.
Posted in Assessment for Learning, Assessment Matters
on November 6, 2010
TES article – Paul Black acknowledges that assessment for learning practice ‘yet to take hold.’ Cambridge Assessment 2010 Conference – hear Paul Black’s keynote address.
Posted in Assessment for Learning, News
on October 27, 2010
Learning and Teaching Scotland – explore the wealth of materials available from ‘Assessment is for Learning.’ Learning and Teaching Scotland – archived Curriculum for Excellence materials on assessment and achievement.
Posted in Assessment for Learning, Assessment Matters, Assessment of Learning
on October 23, 2010
TLRP – Principles into Practice booklet, poster and 10 principles video, distributed to all schools in the UK Autumn 2007.
Posted in Assessment for Learning, Assessment Matters
on October 5, 2010
Carol Dweck’s work on self-theories and mindsets has much to contribute to our understanding of assessment for learning. The following are links providing information about Carol Dweck, her work and her publications: Mindset: the new psychology of success. Self-theories: their role in motivation, personality and development. Carol Dweck – Stanford University, Department of Psychology. Carol [...]
Posted in Assessment for Learning
on September 27, 2010
The Classroom Experiment – In the BBC2 School Season, Dylan Wiliam sets up an experimental classroom in a secondary school. Across one term, he puts to the test ideas that he believes can improve the quality of children’s education. Watch extracts from both episodes by following this link. TES article – review of ‘The Classroom [...]
Posted in Assessment for Learning, Assessment Matters
Guidance to support teachers with assessment responsibility to develop their roles.