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Assessment for Learning in Primary Language Learning and Teaching - (Early Language Learning in School Contexts) by Maria Britton (Paperback)
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- This volume provides a detailed account of the practical use of Assessment for Learning (AfL) in primary language classrooms.
- About the Author: Maria Britton has over 15 years of experience of working in primary schools, as a researcher, teacher, teacher trainer and senior leader.
- 216 Pages
- Education, Evaluation & Assessment
- Series Name: Early Language Learning in School Contexts
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About the Book
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 ...Book Synopsis
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 possible impact of AfL on primary language learning.
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...the book provides a rich and detailed research-based perspective on AfL, its implementation and its impact [...] it will be of value for researchers, teacher educators, and teachers, especially teachers undertaking post-graduate study or professional development and learning.
Assessment for Learning has been much discussed but so far little practised with primary school aged learners of English as a foreign or second language. This study rigorously investigates the fitness for purpose of AfL for such learners. It also gives vivid evidence of the developing skills and perceptions of a set of teachers who were new to the approach but keen to try it.
This book combines in a consistent and pedagogical way conceptual reasoning with empirical evidence, and practical examples and suggestions for AfL with young learners. Its clarity, contextual awareness and, in particular, its emphasis on learner agency and the involvement of pupils in assessment processes, will undoubtedly make it a very useful resource in language teacher pre- and in-service education.
This book makes an important contribution to ongoing discussions of AfL as well as primary FL teaching and learning. The proposed view of AfL as an assessment spiral excellently reflects its solid theoretical and empirical underpinnings. Both researchers and practitioners will find this book highly valuable, as well as inspirational.
About the Author
Maria Britton has over 15 years of experience of working in primary schools, as a researcher, teacher, teacher trainer and senior leader. She holds a PhD from the University of Reading, UK and her research interests are the teaching, learning and assessment of young language learners.