Formative Assessment Pt. 1: Learning Intentions
This the first post of a series on considering embedded formative assessment in EFL classes at high schools in Japan. In previous posts (here and here), I mentioned some of the potentially powerful...
View ArticleFormative Assessment Pt. 2: Eliciting Evidence of Achievement
This the second post of a series considering Dylan Wiliam’s ideas on embedded formative assessment in EFL classes at high schools in Japan. Mr. Wiliam is a proponent of assessment for learning, a...
View ArticleFormative Assessment Pt. 3: Moving Right Along
This is the third post considering the implementation of Dylan Wiliam’s ideas on formative assessment in EFL classrooms in Japan. The ideas were gleaned from his wonderful 2011 book titled Embedded...
View ArticleFormative Assessment Pt. 4: Getting Other Learners Involved
This is the fourth post considering the implementation of Dylan Wiliam’s ideas on formative assessment in EFL classrooms in Japan. The ideas come mostly from his wonderful 2011 book titled Embedded...
View ArticleFormative Assessment Pt. 5: Owning Learning
This is the final post considering the implementation of Dylan Wiliam’s ideas on formative assessment in EFL classrooms in Japan. The ideas come mostly from his wonderful 2011 book titled Embedded...
View ArticleEFL Gamification 7: Required Reading
With a few gamification/gameful design posts and much of what I want to say out of the way, I thought it might be a good time right now to offer a reading list. If you are interested in games and...
View ArticleMaking EFL Matter Pt. 2: Data and Feedback
In the last few years, I’ve found myself increasingly reaching for books that are not on my SLA or Applied Linguistics shelves. Instead, books on general teaching methodology have engaged me more....
View ArticleMaking EFL Matter Pt. 6: Prepared to Learn
The present series of posts is looking at how EFL courses and classes in Japan might be improved by considering some of the techniques and activities emerging in ESL and L1 mainstream education...
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