In order to test the effect of exam-question level on fostering student conceptual
understanding, low-level and high-level quizzes and exams were administered in two …

Clarity bordering on stupidity, a dog's life.(André Breton)… clever people observe more
things and more curiously, but they interpret them… We need a man either v ery honest, or …

The idea that assessment is intrinsic to effective instruction is traced from early experiments
in the individualization of learning through the work of Benjamin Bloom to reviews of the …

This paper is based on the deliberations of the Assessment Working Group at EDUsummIT
2015 in Bangkok, Thailand. All of the members of Thematic Working Group 5 (TWG5) have …

Why the education system is failing our kids and how we can start the revolution that will
save our schools With their emphasis on regurgitated knowledge and stressful exams …

This article concerns the use of assessment for learning (formative assessment) and
assessment of learning (summative assessment), and how one can affect the other in either …

Thoroughly updated to reflect the challenges of diversity in today's schools, this new edition
of Achievement and Inclusion in Schools shows how high levels of inclusion can be entirely …

This article explores the use of standardized tests to hold schools accountable. The history
of testing for accountability is reviewed, and it is shown that currently between-school …

To our knowledge this is the only book for teachers which:• takes seriously the complexity of
the classroom• understands the way that classroom practices do (and do not) change• is …

This volume outlines the general principles of Learning Oriented Assessment (LOA), placing
it in the context of European language learning policy. The authors pose three key questions …