Assessment and Learning

John Gardner (Curatore)

SAGE Publications Ltd, 2011

Assessment and Learning places learning at the centre of our concerns and explicitly underscores the importance of assessment in that learning. This new edition provides a comprehensive overview of assessment that is used to support learning, practice-based theory on assessment for learning, and formative assessment to support individual development and motivate learners. With a strong list of existing and new contributors, this second edition has been updated to include the latest work on assessment. Readers will find research-informed insights from a wide variety of international contexts. It features: - New chapters on e-assessment, the learner's perspective on assessment and learning and the influence of assessment on how we value learning - Teacher-friendly assessment topics - Practical examples and chapter summaries throughout This book is useful to teacher educators and researchers on postgraduate courses in education, teaching, learning and assessment. John Gardner is a professor of education at Queens University Belfast, and President of the British Educational Research Association.

• Curatore: John Gardner
• Editore: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Anno: 2011
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 312 p.
• Dimensioni: 242 x 170 mm
• Peso: 540 gr.
• EAN: 9780857023834

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