Assessment for learning in STEM teaching NE701 / A17

Start date
29 Jan 18
Duration
6 Weeks

Summary

Online course. Flexible participation. Develop your understanding of assessment for learning and use formative assessment to uncover how your students are progressing. Led by experts in assessment for learning Dylan Wiliam, Chris Harrison and Andrea Mapplebeck, you will learn how to create hinge-point questions and use them effectively in your classroom.

Outcomes

Through this course, you’ll understand:

  • the theory and science behind effective Assessment for Learning;
  • how to use Assessment for Learning to elicit evidence about what’s going on in your learners’ minds;
  • how to use this evidence formatively with your learners in your laboratory and classroom;
  • how to write, judge and use the hinge questions that are central to Assessment for Learning in STEM.

As the course progresses, you’ll be encouraged to try things out in your laboratory and classroom; actively reflect on what you discover in the process; and share your experience as part of the course discussions.

You’ll also be invited to read some of the scientific literature about Assessment for Learning. Your learners will gain as a result - and you’ll enjoy your teaching more.

Notes

Course educators

This course has been developed by the National STEM Learning Centre. It gives you the opportunity to learn with three leading experts in STEM education and assessment:

  • Dylan Wiliam: Emeritus Professor of Educational Assessment at the Institute of Education and author of Embedded Formative Assessment;
  • Christine Harrison: Senior Lecturer in Science Education at King’s College London, Chair of the Association for Science Education, and former secondary school teacher.
  • Andrea Mapplebeck: Educational Consultant, Formative Education Ltd and former secondary school teacher.

This course is hosted on FutureLearn

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This course is hosted on the FutureLearn social learning platform. By booking on this course you are consenting to your details being shared by the with FutureLearn under their Terms and Conditions for Invited Learners. By accepting the National STEM Learning Centre’s invitation to register on this course on FutureLearn, you agree that your information will be held by FutureLearn and National STEM Learning Centre as data controllers in common. The invitation to register on FutureLearn will be sent to you no later than the course start date.

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