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Direct linkVan der Kleij, Fabienne Michelle; Cumming, Jacqueline Joy; Looney, Anne – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2018
Formative assessment is strongly advocated as a critical component of Australian teachers' work. This article examines the evolving policy expectations and support for teachers' formative assessment practices in the context of two recent Australian education reforms: the introduction of the first national curriculum and of new professional…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Educational Change, Educational Policy, National Curriculum
Hayward, Louise – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2015
Scotland, in common with many countries internationally, has been learning how to align ideas from research with policy and practice. This article considers what Scotland learned from large-scale evaluations of its Assessment is for Learning (AifL) programme and the extent to which this evidence was used to inform future learning within the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Assessment, Curriculum Development, Alignment (Education)
Chen, Qiuxian; May, Lyn; Klenowski, Val; Kettle, Margaret – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2014
The "College English Curriculum Requirements," announced by the Chinese Ministry of Education in 2007, recommended the inclusion of formative assessment into the existing summative assessment framework of College English. This policy had the potential to fundamentally change the nature of assessment and its role in the teaching and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Formative Evaluation, Summative Evaluation, English (Second Language)
Fernandes, Domingos – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2009
This article outlines and discusses the fundamental parts of the current "Portuguese Assessment System" for both basic mandatory education (Grades 1-9) and secondary education (Grades 10-12). It provides a brief description of some of the most relevant current curriculum development trends such as: (1) the emphasis on vocational…
Descriptors: Profiles, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Curriculum Development
