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Understanding and Applying Assessment in Education
Second Edition
- Damian Murchan - Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
- Gerry Shiel - St Patrick's College, Ireland
May 2024 | 376 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
All teachers are responsible for assessing the children they teach, and the outcomes of any assessment are important for individual learners, schools and wider education systems.
Designed as a pragmatic guide for new teachers and those training to teach, this book is your one-stop-shop for understanding assessment in schools. It covers formative and summative approaches used across primary and secondary education, supporting a balanced overview with policy examples drawn from the UK, Ireland and wider international contexts.
This updated second edition reflects recent trends in assessment and includes:
Gerry Shiel is a Research Fellow at the Educational Research Centre, Dublin, Ireland.
Designed as a pragmatic guide for new teachers and those training to teach, this book is your one-stop-shop for understanding assessment in schools. It covers formative and summative approaches used across primary and secondary education, supporting a balanced overview with policy examples drawn from the UK, Ireland and wider international contexts.
This updated second edition reflects recent trends in assessment and includes:
- more balanced coverage across primary and secondary age phases with a broader range of examples across curriculum subject areas
- a new chapter on the potential of digital assessment for both formative and summative purposes
- the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on assessment in general, and examinations in particular
Gerry Shiel is a Research Fellow at the Educational Research Centre, Dublin, Ireland.
PART I: UNDERSTANDING ASSESSMENT
Ch1: Assessment, Teaching and Learning: How They Relate
Ch2: Understanding Formative Assessment
Ch3: Understanding Summative Assessment
PART II: APPLYING ASSESSMENT
Ch4: Implementing Formative Assessment
Ch5: Using Summative Assessments in Class
Ch6: Using Performance-Based Assessment In Class
Ch7: Realising the Potential of Digital Assessment
Ch8: Providing Feedback from Assessment
Ch9: Examinations and Standardised Tests
PART III: MANAGING ASSESSMENT
Ch10: Keeping Records and Reporting Assessment Outcomes
Ch11: Inclusive Approaches to Assessing Students
Ch12: Preparation for Assessment in School and Class
Ch13: Assuring Quality in Assessment: Validity, Reliability and Fairness
Ch14: Conclusions About Assessment in Education
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