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SUMMARY:Why teacher assessment is not enough - Professor Peter Tymms ( Cen
 tre for Evaluation and Monitoring\, Durham University)
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DESCRIPTION:Feedback loops lie at the heart of good education. Pupils need
  to know how they are doing\, they need encouragement and they need to kno
 w how to get better. Teachers have a major role to play in facilitating th
 is feedback both by direct provision and by creating situations where usef
 ul feedback is generated. It follows that the best teachers are skilled at
  assessing their pupils on a continuous basis and at providing well judged
  information to them. \n\nBut\, they cannot assess all that is needed\, th
 ey vary in their ability to assess and are biased. Further teachers themse
 lves need feedback on their judgements and their actions. \n\nWhilst the t
 esting pendulum has swung too far in the direction of paper based grading 
 new developments have opened up genuine advances which enable bespoke diag
 nostic assessments. These can provide feedback to learners and teachers an
 d get round the major difficulties which have been linked to statutory end
  of key stage testing and to the reliance on teacher assessment.
LOCATION:Robinson College\, Grange Road\, Cambridge
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