Understanding and Applying Assessment in Education
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Understanding and Applying Assessment in Education

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Understanding and Applying Assessment in Education

About this book

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:
  • 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
Damian Murchan is Associate Professor in the School of Education at Trinity College Dublin.
Gerry Shiel is a Research Fellow at the Educational Research Centre, Dublin, Ireland.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. About the Authors
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. Part I Understanding Assessment
  10. 1 Assessment, Teaching and Learning How They Relate
  11. 2 Understanding Formative Assessment
  12. 3 Understanding Summative Assessment Concepts and Use
  13. Part II Applying Assessment
  14. 4 Implementing Formative Assessment
  15. 5 Using Summative Assessment in Class
  16. 6 Using Performance-based Assessment in Class
  17. 7 Realising the Potential of Digital Assessment
  18. 8 Providing Feedback From Assessment
  19. 9 Examinations and Standardised Tests
  20. Part III Managing Assessment
  21. 10 Keeping Records and Reporting Assessment Outcomes
  22. 11 Inclusive Approaches to Assessing Students
  23. 12 Preparation for Assessment in School and Class
  24. 13 Assuring Quality in Assessment Validity, Reliability and Fairness
  25. 14 Conclusions About Assessment in Education
  26. References
  27. Index