How Can the Formative Assessment Process Improve Learning?
"The research indicates that improving learning through assessment depends on five, deceptively simple, key factors:
the provision of effective feedback to pupils;
the active involvement of pupils in their own learning;
adjusting teaching to take account of the results of assessment;
a recognition of the profound influence assessment has on the motivation and self-esteem of pupils, both of which are crucial influences on learning;
the need for pupils to be able to assess themselves and understand how to improve."
Black, P. & Wiliam, D. (1999). Assessment for Learning: Beyond the Black Box, Assessment Reform Group, University of Cambridge, School of Education.
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