Product Description

This accessible book offers an account of the range of teaching, assessing and feedback strategies used by individual 'expert' primary teachers and how they know or decide which strategy to bring into play and when.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #241209 in Books
• Published on: 2000-10-26
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Review
'The authors are experienced teacher trainers with a particular interest in assessment. Their fascinating book is research-based with a sharp focus on teaching, assessment and feedback practices. The examples give invaluable and detailed insights of skilful teachers moving learning forward, particularly in the core subjects. Students and teachers who are looking for ways to extend their skills willfind plenty to think about. Teacher trainers should find the book helpful in focusing their work with students. Heads will find it useful for school-based in-service training and as a source of classroom observation benchmarks for performance management,' - Mike Sullivan, Times Educational Supplement

From the Back Cover
We know that successful teachers need to use a range of teaching strategies, but what are they? What Makes a Good Primary School Teacher? provides a fascinating account of the range of teaching, assessing and feedback strategies used by individual 'expert' teachers.
The book describes:
the most common lesson patterns, why and when they are used;
how teaching strategies are varied according to subjects;
how assessment and feedback information can encourage pupils to learn;
the differences in teaching seven year olds and eleven year olds.
This accessible and concise book illustrates good teaching practice. Based on extensive fieldwork by respected researchers and authors, What Makes a Good Primary School Teacher? contains case study excerpts and quotes from teachers. It will be an essential read for all students about to embark on primary teacher training courses.

About the Author
Caroline Gipps is Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Kingston University. She has written Beyond Testing Towards a Theory of Educational Assessment published by Falmer Press. Bet McCallum is an educational researcher at the Institute of Education. She has been involved in research with Caroline Gipps on the introduction of National Assessment, teachers assessment practice and the assessment, teaching and feedback strategies of primary teachers. Eleanore Hargreaves is a lecturer in evaluation and assessment and a research officer at the Institute of Education, London

Customer Reviews

This book is one of the best books I've ever read in assessm
This book is one of the best books I've ever read in assessment. The authers wrote about how to implement and use formative assessment in order to be a good primary teacher. The use formative feedback was very well presented. It encourages teachers to use assessment in order to enhance pupils' achievement.