Formative Assessment

Geoff Petty

Geoff Petty is author of Britain's best selling teacher training text: 'Teaching Today: a practical guide' 3rd Ed 2004 Nelson Thornes. This site provides a wealth of information on teaching practice, including: self-assessment; feedback; active learning; active schemes; teaching generic skills; creativity; research; teaching style and differentiation. It includes a range of downloadable resources and video footage. This link is to the 'downloads' page which includes information on formative teaching strategies.

Feedback section: This links to the 'Feedback' section of Geoff Petty's website. This provides information about different methods of providing learners with feedback, downloadable assessment proformas and short videocasts on this topic.

Move On Up

Move Up is a key strand of the Move On Up project. It applies the principles of Move On - positive engagement of learners into achievement, focused delivery, national qualifications flexibly delivered and training for trainers of teachers and intermediaries - for learners who are working at Entry 3. Entry 3 practice tests are available by registering with the site. These can be used for formative assessment.

Skills for Life Improvement Programme - Assessment

The overall aim of this element of the programme is to improve the effectiveness of individual learning. The support gives priority to the initial and diagnostic assessment processes, the critically important issue of feedback to learners, planning learning and reviewing progress and achievement as well as the role of the Individual Learning Plan (ILP) in guiding the learner journey.