Chapter 1 Creating a classroom climate for successful assessment Chapter 2 Autonomous assessment, motivated learners Chapter 3 Teaching  metacognition or ‘knowing that you know!’ Chapter 4 Practical strategies for peer assessment Chapter 5 Negotiated target setting Chapter 6 Pivotal’s Negotiated Assessment Grids (NAGs) Chapter 7 Managing active assessment in the classroom Chapter 8 Differentiation and personalisation of assessment

How do I raise achievement through student assessment? The Essential Guide to Classroom Assessment shows you assessment is not just a set of processes, or the final mark, but a series of opportunities to encourage and build on successful learning. Inviting you to reflect on your teaching methods, award-winning teacher trainer Paul Dix provides you with the skills, tools and strategies you need to put effective assessment models into practice in your classroom. Demystifying current thinking and debate to offer clear, practical guidance, this book cuts through unnecessary jargon and is guaranteed to save you time. The Essential Guide to Classroom Assessment answers the following questions, and many more: ·        How can I get students to take more ownership of their assessment? ·        How can I encourage productive self, peer and group assessment? ·        How can I effectively track the progress of different children in my class? ·        How do I elicit meaningful targets from students and stop writing them myself? ·        How can I improve formative assessment and save myself time?  

Delivering strategies that save time and reduce paper/screen work Written in a style that avoids education jargon and ‘teacher speak’ Accessible for teachers of all key stages Offers advice and strategies for all teachers, regardless of level of experience Focuses on developing teachers own skills and adaptable frameworks rather than prescribing a particular approach.