9 Principles of Good Practice for Assessing Student Learning
These principles provide information on best practices in assessment as well as information on how to make assessment the most effective.
Rationale for employing fair assessment practices; indicates generally how each principle should be applied.
These principles provide information on best practices in assessment as well as information on how to make assessment the most effective.
Training would not be required to understand the principles in this resource; a limited amount of information is included on making assessment effective. However, background in philosophy of education and assessment are necessary to fully employ the principles; employing such principles seamlessly would take some practice; this is a valuable resource for teachers in training as well as for veteran teachers wishing to improve their practice.
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