This is part 7 of a series of blogs on my new book, Making Good Progress?: The future of Assessment for Learning. Click here to read the introduction to the series. Bad ideas can cause workload problems. If you have a flawed understanding of how a system works, the temptation is to work harder to try and… Read more »
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How can we measure progress in lessons?
This is part 6 of a series of blogs on my new book, Making Good Progress?: The future of Assessment for Learning. Click here to read the introduction to the series. With national curriculum levels, it was possible to use the same system of measurement in exams as in individual lessons. For example, national curriculum tests at… Read more »
Read moreWhat makes a good formative assessment?
This is part 5 of a series of blogs on my new book, Making Good Progress?: The future of Assessment for Learning. Click here to read the introduction to the series. In the last two blog posts – here and here – I’ve spoken about the importance of breaking down complex skills into smaller pieces. This has… Read more »
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