Presenting original quantitative and qualitative data from a large-scale empirical research
project conducted in British secondary schools, Reassessing 'Ability'Grouping analyses the …

Mixed-attainment teaching has strong support from research and yet English schools are far
more likely to teach students in 'ability'groups. Although research has considered some of …

Dynamic assessment (DA), as a pro-learning form of assessment, has been discussed in the
educational literature for three decades or more. As a concept it has yet to be picked up in …

Throughout this volume, the chapters focus on the key aspects of the teaching and learning
of English, such as Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening, Language and Grammar …

Electronic portfolios, as digitalized collections of artifacts including resources,
demonstrations, and accomplishments that represent an individual, group, or institution …

A great deal of studies have explored the effects of electronic‐portfolios (e‐portfolios) on
various measures of language learning, including writing and speaking in English. However …

In this study a model of formative assessment is empirically examined and the formative
assessment practice in German lessons is described from the perspective of primary school …

All material on the accompanying website can be printed off and photocopied by the
purchaser/user of the book. The web material itself may not be reproduced in its entirety for …

Changing texts - an international review of research on textbooks and related materials
Page 1 Changing Texts An international review of research on textbooks and related …

This chapter suggests that the best answer to the question of the domain-specificity of
formative assessment is that formative assessment is irreducibly both domain-specific and …