Embedding Formative Assessment and Promoting Active Learning

In this contribution we outline how the York Science project is using a 'backward design' approach to teaching science to students aged 11-14. We then present some examples of formative assessment tasks and show how simple selected-response questions can be modified to provide teachers wit...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth Swinbank (Author), Mary Whitehouse (Author), Robin Millar (Author)
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Published: Karolinum Press, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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