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Originally published 2014 by Matt Shannon on iTDi.pro. I’m going to make the case for qualitative assessment in your classroom, and in yourself. Let’s start with what assessment (in this context) isn’t: grades. I don’t really have much heartfelt appreciation
Originally published 2012 by Scott Thornbury on iTDi.pro. How important is detailed lesson planning? Because you’re probably expecting me to answer the question in the negative, and because I love surprising people, I’ll answer it like this: VERY important –
Originally published 2015 by Naomi Epstein on iTDi.pro It’s that time of year again at the high school. The twelfth graders are about to take a series of final exams before graduating. Every year there are a few students who
Originally published 2014 by Divya Madhavan on iTDi.pro. I only give one tenth of my students’ oral exam grades. Their peers give the other nine tenths. Does this work? Yes Does this work better? I certainly think so 😉 Do
Originally published 2015 by David Dodgson on iTDi.pro Think of assessment and many teachers think of tests – that moment of fixed time when all the learning of the past few weeks, months or years comes down to a series
Originally published 2015 by Kevin Stein on iTDi.pro March is almost over. When it ends, so officially ends the school year here in Japan as well. Which means that tests have been marked, desks wiped down, and grades entered into