How to Assess Your Students

How to Assess Your Students provides classroom practitioners with concise, practical guidance on a perenially important issue which remains central to teaching success. Written by a former teacher and expert within teacher education and assessment for learning, it leads readers through the assessment journey – from what it means and its practical implementation, through to making successful use of data to inform students’ learning. The book: – Explains the essentials of assessment, including (a) the strengths and weaknesses of standardised tests, and (b) alternative and supplementary forms of assessment – with a particular emphasis on the role of formative assessment in the development of learning – Provides practical guidance on how to prepare effective activities, tasks, and tests – Shows how we can learn from assessment data, and use it to provide students with helpful, constructive feedback – Empowers teachers to feel confident in using assessment as a progressive tool, helping them to mak