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Episode 48 Formative Assessment with Dylan Wiliam

Season #2 Episode #48

In this episode, Emeritus Professor Dylan Wiliam will discuss formative assessment and why it is the most important thing teachers need to get right in their classroom. He will also provide details on how to do formative assessment well at school, develop students to become lifelong learners and provide practical guidance to help educators get started with formative assessment. Learning doesn't stop once the bell rings. Students choosing to learn outside the classroom should be the goal of teaching. In line with this, teachers can use formative assessment to mould the student into someone who chooses to learn on their own. Rather than improve the work of the learner, improve the learner.In today’s episode, Emeritus Professor Dylan Wiliam will discuss formative assessment and why it is the most important thing teachers need to get right in their classroom. He will also provide details on how to do formative assessment well at school, develop students to become lifelong learners and provide practical guidance to help educators get started with formative assessment. Tune in to the episode to find out how to instil a lifelong love of learning in your students. If you're an educator aiming to help your students become independent learners, this show is for you!Here are three reasons why you should listen to the full episode: Discover why formative assessment is critical to student learning. Learn how teachers can perform formative assessment in their classrooms.Emeritus Professor Dylan Wiliam will share strategies on how to use formative assessment in helping students become lifelong learners.Video showhttps://youtu.be/WdPdmdM6ZTUEpisode HighlightsIntuitive and Empirical Cases for Formative AssessmentThe intuitive case emphasises the importance of what the learner already knows and using it as the starting point in their education.  Good teachers start where their students are. Knowing their students' capabilities can greatly improve their teaching.Assessment of what a student knows is the bridge between teaching and learning. Formative assessment proves to be effective based on empirical data presented by various studies.Teachers using formative assessment in class observed considerable improvement in their students. Listen to the full episode to find out how!  How Students Become Lifelong Learners Through Formative AssessmentFormative assessment is composed of five strategies: success criteria and learning intentions, collecting evidence of learning, providing future-focused feedback, collaborative learning, and activating students as owners of their learning.The primary purpose of feedback is to make students become self-regulating learners.Students shouldn't be dependent on feedback. The purpose of teachers' feedback is to help students become able to take over their learning.Peer assessment is a stepping stone to self-assessment. Listen to the full episode to hear examples of how the five strategies of formative assessment work inside the classroom. How Teachers Can Do Formative AssessmentIf you want to meet the learning needs of all of your students, then you also need to get evidence about what's happening to all the kids in the class.Teachers need to model effective practice so that the students can take it over themselves. Teachers should think of one teaching technique that they would like to try and use it until it's second nature to them. Create a culture in the classroom where students feel okay about making mistakes. Plan and use a hinge question to determine where the lesson will progress to based on the answers the students provide. On Feedback, Collaborative Learning and MotivationThe purpose of feedback is to improve the..

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