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Explainer
Formative assessment
In formative assessment, you gather and interpret information about student learning as it is happening in your classroom. It helps you to adapt your teaching to meet student needs.
Video
Focused classrooms at Loxton Primary School
See how the Year 6 teachers at Loxton Primary School work to create a focused classroom from the beginning of the year.
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Formative assessment at Walford Anglican School for Girls
Kerri Proctor, Head of English at Walford Anglican School for Girls, uses different formative assessment methods to track students' progress.
Practice resource
Formative assessment: Teacher checklist
This checklist is a list of practical steps teachers can take to support the adoption of the evidence-based practice formative assessment in their setting.
Practice resource
Formative assessment: Example of practice
This example comes from a Year 7 English class where a formative assessment task was to gather data about students’ writing and interpretive skills.
Practice resource
Focused classrooms: Example of practice
Examples of practice demonstrate effective practice in different education settings. You can use them to think about how to apply the practice in your own context.
Practice resource
Classroom exit slips for formative assessment
Exit slips are an easy way to gather formative assessment data after a lesson or sequence of learning.
Practice resource
Focused classrooms: Teacher checklist
This checklist is a list of practical steps teachers can take to support the adoption of a focused classroom.
Practice guide
Focused classrooms practice guide
Maximise students’ on-task learning time by minimising disruptive behaviour and disengagement.
Practice guide
Formative assessment: Practice guide
This guide outlines key practices for using formative assessment in the classroom.
Practice guide
Research reflection guide
Reflect on what you have learned from reading a piece of research evidence on a particular approach and decide whether to implement the approach in your context - and how to do so effectively.