TY - BOOK AU - Gardner,John TI - Assessment and learning SN - 9780857023834 AV - LB1044.87 .G367 2012 PY - 0000/// CY - London ; PB - Thousand Oaks, Calif SAGE KW - Educational tests and measurements KW - Learning -- Evaluation KW - Educational evaluation KW - Education -- Aims and objectives KW - Students -- Rating of KW - EDUCATION / Evaluation N2 - Assessment and Learning places learning at the centre of our concerns and explicitly underscores the importance of assessment in that learning. This new edition provides a comprehensive overview of assessment that is used to support learning, practice-based theory on assessment for learning, and formative assessment to support individual development and motivate learners. With a strong list of existing and new contributors, this second edition has been updated to include the latest work on assessment. Readers will find research-informed insights from a wide variety of international contexts. It features: New chapters on e-assessment, the learner's perspective on assessment and learning and the influence of assessment on how we value learning -- Teacher-friendly assessment topics -- Practical examples and chapter summaries throughout. This book is useful to teacher educators and researchers on postgraduate courses in education, teaching, learning and assessment ER -