Assessment for Learning in Primary Language Learning and Teaching.

This volume provides a detailed account of the practical use of Assessment for Learning (AfL) in primary language classrooms. It gives an in-depth account of the ways in which eight experienced primary language teachers incorporated this type of assessment into their practice and discusses the possi...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Britton, Maria
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bristol : Channel View Publications, 2021.
Series:Early Language Learning in School Contexts.
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
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  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Abbreviations
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1 Introduction to the Book
  • Part 1 Defining Assessment for Learning in Primary Contexts
  • 2 What is AfL in Primary Language Teaching Contexts?
  • 3 What Research Tells Us about the Use of AfL in Primary Language Teaching
  • 4 Assessment and Cognitive Development in Childhood
  • 5 The Importance of Interactions and Affect in Assessing Primary-Aged Language Learners
  • Part 2 Implementing AfL in the Classroom
  • 6 Setting Expectations and Monitoring Progress.
  • 7 Evaluating Achievement
  • 8 Teaching and AfL: Tasks, Skills and Age-Related Differences
  • 9 Types of Implementation of AfL
  • Part 3 Impact of AfL on Learning
  • 10 Interactions through Assessment
  • 11 Assessment Spiral
  • 12 Looking into the Future
  • References
  • Appendices
  • Index.