Embedded Formative Assessment Second Edition

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Educational achievement carries more importance than ever for students to thrive in the complex, unpredictable world of the 21^st century. In this second edition of the bestselling Embedded Formative Assessment, author Dylan Wiliam makes the case for the significant role of formative assessment in increasing teacher quality and student learning. Through a vast body of new research, insights, examples and formative assessment techniques, this rich resource shows K–12 teachers and administrators how to positively impact student achievement.

Readers will

• discover why formative assessment is the most impactful and cost-effective approach to raising student academic achievement
• review the five key strategies of classroom formative assessment
• gain over seventy practical formative assessment techniques to use or adapt in classrooms
• explore the importance of classroom questioning, learning intentions and success criteria, feedback, collaborative and cooperative learning, and self-regulated learning
• realise that teacher quality remains the most important determinant of student learning.