Resources on the importance of formative assessment and how to give students good feedback.
In this film we hear from Professor Gordon Stobart (UCL), Professor Victoria Elliott (Oxford University), Daisy Christodoulou (No More Marking), and Natalie Usher (Oxford University). They discuss the importance of formative assessment and how to give students good feedback.
To cite this video:
Oxford University Centre for Educational Assessment. (2024). Formative Assessment and Good Feedback [Video]. Vimeo. https://vimeo.com/943679625
A follow-up reading for practitioners:
Boyd, E., Green, A., Hopfenbeck, T.N. and Stobart, G. (n.d.) Effective Feedback: the key to successful Assessment for Learning. Oxford University Press.
References mentioned in the video:
- Johnston, P. (2023). Choice words: How our language affects children’s learning. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032680835
- Gamlem, S. & Smith, K. (2013) Student perceptions of classroom feedback. Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice, 20(2), 150-169 https://doi.org/10.1080/0969594x.2012.749212
- Boud, D. & Molloy, E. (2013). Feedback in higher and professional education: understanding it and doing it well. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203074336
- Winstone, N. E. & Carless, D. (2018). Designing effective feedback processes in higher education: a learning-focused approach. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351115940
- Carless, D. & Boud, D. (2018). The development of student feedback literacy: Enabling uptake of
feedback. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 43 (8), 1315-1325
https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2018.1463354
