Theme: AssessmentThis is one of 11 lists of themed resources originally created as a result of recommendations by participants at a series of eight HEA workshops held around England in spring/summer 2012. In this sense, they form a record of the views of the particular contributors, and are not intended to be exhaustive, or exclusive. Lists are in alphabetical order, and enough information is included in the referencing to allow resources to be located readily. If the resource lists are to be used (in course documentation, academic work, etc.), you may need to adapt this to fit your own institutional referencing requirements.

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Assessment Reform Group (archived) publications on AfL:

Gardner, J (Ed) (2011) Assessment and Learning (2nd Ed) TLRP/ARG (2009) Assessment in schools: Fit for purpose? Available at http://www.tlrp.org/pub/documents/assessment.pdfARG (2006) The Role of Teachers in the Assessment of Learning. Available at http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/sites/default/files/files/The-role-of-teachers-in-the-assessment-of-learning.pdf ARG (2002) Testing, Motivation and Learning. Available at: http://www.aaia.org.uk/content/uploads/2010/06/Testing-Motivation-and-Learning.pdf ARG (2002) Assessment for Learning: 10 Principles. Available at http://www.aaia.org.uk/afl/assessment-reform-group/

Black, P. (1998). Testing: friend or foe? Theory and practice of assessment and testing, London: Falmer Press, chapters 2 & 3.Black, P. & Wiliam, D. (1998) Inside the Black Box: Raising Standards Through Classroom assessment. Available at http://weaeducation.typepad.co.uk/files/blackbox-1.pdfBlack, P. & Wiliam, D. (1998) Assessment and Classroom Learning, Assessment in Education. Vol. 5, No.1, pp 7-74.Black, P., Harrison, C., Lee, C., Marshall, B. & Wiliam, D. (2002) Working inside the Black Box. Broadfoot, P. (2007). An Introduction to Assessment, London: Continuum.Clarke, S. (2008) Active Learning through Formative Assessment. Hodder Education.Clarke, S. (2001) Unlocking Formative Assessment: Practical Strategies for Enhancing Pupils' Learning in the Primary Classroom. Hodder Education.

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Clarke, S. (2003) Enriching Feedback in the Primary Classroom: Oral and Written Feedback from Teachers and Children. Hodder Education.Clarke, S. (2005) Formative Assessment in Action: weaving the elements together. Hodder Education.Crooks, T.J., Kane, M.T. and Cohen, A.S. (1996). ‘Threats to the valid use of assessments’, Assessment in Education, 3 (3), 265 – 285.DCSF (2009) The Report of the Expert Group on Assessment. Available athttp://dera.ioe.ac.uk/10585/ DCSF (2008) The Assessment for Learning Strategy. Available at http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/8161/ DfE (no date) Testing and assessment. (This document used to be regularly updated information about the statutory assessments at the end of Key Stages). Available at http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/teachingandlearning/assessment . DfE (2014) National curriculum and assessment: information for schools. Available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-and-assessment-information-for-schools DfES (2004) Pedagogy and Practice - Unit 12: Assessment for learning. Available at http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/5676/ Education Scotland resources available at http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/learningteachingandassessment/assessment/index.aspGardner, John (ed.), (2012). Assessment and Learning. 2nd edition. London: Sage. Gipps, C. (1995) Beyond Testing: towards a theory of educational assessment. London: The Falmer Press.Also re-published (2012) in the Routledge Education Classic Edition Series.Haertel, E. (2013). ‘How Is Testing Supposed to Improve Schooling?’ Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 11(1-2), 1-18Harlen, W. (2007). ‘Meanings, processes and properties of assessment’, in Assessment of Learning, London: Sage, 11 – 23.Harlen, W. (2012). ‘On the Relationship between Assessment for Formative and Summative Purposes’, in J. Gardner (ed.), Assessment and Learning, 2nd edition. London: Sage, pp. 87 – 102.Isaacs, T. (2012) ‘Assessment in Education in England’ SA-eDUC JOURNAL, 9 ( 1), 1-17 http://www.nwu.ac.za/webfm_send/57761 Isaacs, T., Zara, C. and Herbert, G. (2013), Key Concepts in Educational Testing. London: Sage.Koretz, D. (2009). ‘What is a Test’, in Measuring Up, Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press, 16 – 34.Linn, R. (2000). ‘Assessment and Accountability’, Educational Researcher 29 (2), 4 -16.Mansell, W. and James, M. (2009). Assessment in Schools: Fit for Purpose? London: TLRP.Mislevy, R. J. (2013). ‘Measurement is a Necessary but not Sufficient Frame for Assessment’. Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 11(1-2), 47-49Newton, A. and Bowler, M. (2010) Assessment for and of Learning, in Capel, S and Whitehead, M. (Eds) Learning to Teach Physical Education in the Secondary School (3rd Edn.), pp119-133. London: Routledge.

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Newton, P. (2007). ‘Clarifying the purposes of educational assessment’, Assessment in Education 14 (2), 149 – 170.Newton, P.E. (2013). ‘Ofqual’s Reliability Programme: a case study exploring the potential to improve public understanding and confidence’. Oxford Review of Education, 39 (1), 1-19.Nuttall, D. (1995). ‘The validity of assessments’. In Murphy, R. and Broadfoot, P. Effective Assessment and the Improvement of Education. A Tribute to Desmond Nuttall (Falmer), 145 - 157.Oates, T. (2010) Could do better: Using international comparisons to refine the National Curriculum in England, Cambridge Assessment. Available at http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/images/112281-could-do-better-using-international-comparisons-to-refine-the-national-curriculum-in-england.pdfOfsted/DfE (no date) RAISEonline website. (Provides schools, school improvement partners, local authorities and inspectors with a flexible online system for exploring and interrogating performance data to support evaluation and inform school improvement) Available at www.raiseonline.orgPearson Policy Watch Think Tank (2013), Pocket Watch – Holding primary education to account. Available at http://thepearsonthinktank.com/2013/pocket-watch-holding-primary-education-to-account/Phelps, R. (2012): The Effect of Testing on Student Achievement, 1910–2010, International Journal of Testing, 12:1, 21-43.Ripley, M (2008) ‘Technology in the service of twenty-first century learning’ in S. Swaffield (ed), Unlocking Assessment: understanding for reflection and application, London: Routledge, 154 – 172 Sambell, K. (2011) Exploring the Rules of Engagement via Exemplars: enhancing staff and student dialogue about assessment and learning practice, ESCalate funded Project (HEA). Available at http://www.cumbria.ac.uk/Public/Education/Documents/Research/ESCalateDocuments/ESCalateDevelopingPedagogyAndPracticeFinalReport10January.pdf Stobart, G. (2005). ‘Fairness in multicultural assessment systems’, Assessment in Education, 12 (3), 275 – 287.Stobart, Gordon (2008). Testing Times – The Uses and Abuses of Assessment. Abingdon: Routledge.Stobart, G., & Eggen, T. (2012). High-stakes testing–value, fairness and consequences. Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 19 (1), 1-6.Teachers TV (archived) (2005) Hot Research: Assessment for learning. Available at http://archive.teachfind.com/ttv/www.teachers.tv/whole-school/secondary/formative-assessment.html.Teachers TV (archived) (2007) Formative Assessment and Personalised Learning –Secondary. Available at http://archive.teachfind.com/ttv/www.teachers.tv/videos/formative-assessment-and-personalised-learning-secondary.htmlWiliam, D. (2000). ‘Education: meanings and consequences of educational assessments’, Critical Quarterly, 42 (1), 105 – 127.Wiliam, D. (2000). ‘Reliability, Validity and All That Jazz’. Education, 29 (3), 9 – 13.Wiliam, D. (2010). ‘Standardized Testing and School Accountability’, Educational Psychologist, 45 (2), 107 – 122

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Wiliam, D. (2011). What is AFL? Studies in Educational Evaluation, 37 (1), 3 – 14 Papers on assessment by Dylan Wiliam can be downloaded from this page: http://www.dylanwiliam.org/Dylan_Wiliams_website/Papers.html

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