Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is formative assessment? -- The Guided group strategy -- Differentiation -- Observation and evidence elicitation -- Analysis and feedback -- Co-construction : the active involvement of children in shaping learning -- Reflective practice -- Self-regulated learner : learner autonomy -- Dialogue and dialogic teaching -- Ways forward

This book focuses on the recognition of the importance of formative assessment process of effective teaching and learning and our aim is to build practitioners' understanding and capacity to use formative assessment in that process.

Formative Assessment supplies the strategy to support effective teaching, and to make learning deep and sustained. This book shows how to develop your planning for learner-centred day-to-day teaching and learning situations through an understanding of formative teaching, learning and assessment.