Formative Assessment: Improving Teaching and Learning

This webinar was presented on Dec 10, 2008 and is now archived

Presenters

Ellen Osmundson (Primary)

Senior Researcher
National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) at UCLA


Margaret Heritage (Primary)

Assistant Director for Professional Development
National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards and Student Testing (CRESST) at UCLA


Description

Would you like to know how formative assessment can improve student learning? This webinar, presented by Margaret Heritage and Ellen Osmundson from the Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center, will provide information on the knowledge base for formative assessment, ways to elicit evidence to guide instruction, how to provide effective feedback to students, and how to involve students in the assessment process.

This webinar is co-sponsored by SchoolsMovingUp and the Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center.

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