This website will also take you to an understanding of Formative
Assessment.  It compares formative and summative assessments to make the
concept understandable.

http://www.nap.edu/html/howpeople1/ch6.html

Dr. Fran Tracy-Mumford
Academic Program Coordinator
Correctional Education
Maryland State Department of Education
200 W. Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
410.767.0732

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From: specialtopics-bounces at nifl.gov
[mailto:specialtopics-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of David J. Rosen
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 7:22 AM
To: specialtopics at nifl.gov
Subject: [SpecialTopics 762] Formative Assessment: terminology in
England,"catching up"

Colleagues,

As we dive into the English case studies -- I hope you will -- take a  
look at:
http://www.oecd.org/document/ 
18/0,3343,en_2649_35845581_39972050_1_1_1_1,00.html
If this long link doesn't work for you, cut and paste it into your  
browser, or just try the short form of the web address:
http://tinyurl.com/2d3wyk

Some North American subscribers may not know that the word "tutor" in  
England usually refers to what in the U.S. would be referred to as a  
classroom teacher.

Those who have just joined us, who want to catch up, can read the  
earlier postings in the archives at:
http://www.nifl.gov/pipermail/specialtopics/2008/date.html

This is a lot to read, absorb and reflect on over a short period of  
time, but I hope discussion participants will be able to do that and  
that we will have many more comments and questions. Let's have yours!

David J. Rosen
Special Topics Discussion Moderator
djrosen at comcast.net



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