As you work with colleagues and search for ways to inform them about assessment, I recommend the following five research-based readings. These are arranged in the order I would recommend them – that is, if you’ve already read the first two, read number three. Each one will provide details about the actual research (rather than other people’s interpretation of the research).

1. Black, P. and D. Wiliam. 1998. Assessment and classroom learning. ASSESSMENT IN EDUCATION, 5 (1): 7-75. Or, the summary of this study, Black, P. and D. Wiliam. 1998. Inside the black box: Raising standards through classroom assessment. PHI DELTA KAPPAN, 80 (2): 1-20.

2. Harlen, W. and Deakin Crick, R. 2003. Testing and motivation for learning. ASSESSMENT IN EDUCATION, 10 (2): 169-208.

3. Hattie, J. and Timperley, H. 2007. The power of feedback. REVIEW OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, 77 (1), 81-112.

4. Assessment Reform Group. 2006. THE ROLE OF TEACHERS IN ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING. Pamphlet produced for Assessment Systems for the Future Project (ASF), UK. www.assessment-reform-group.org/ASF%20booklet%20English.pdf

5. Dweck, C. 2000. SELF-THEORIES: THEIR ROLE IN MOTIVATION, PERSONALITY AND DEVELOPMENT. Philadelphia, PA: Psychology Press. Or, Dweck, C. 2007. Early Intervention at Every Age: The Perils and Promises of Praise. EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP, 65 (2): 34-39.

You will find 4 strategies for sharing this research with others in informal and more structured settings at www.annedavies.com/assessment_for_learning_ar_sharing_research.html

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“If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.”
~ Isaac Newton

For more reading on assessment research, consider choosing a new one from the following list at www.annedavies.com/assessment_for_learning_ar_references_to_explore.html