Feedback as a learning-oriented assessment practice

Lam, D. M.K. (2021) Feedback as a learning-oriented assessment practice. In: Gebril, A. (ed.) Learning-Oriented Language Assessment. Routledge, pp. 85-106. ISBN 9781003014102 (doi: 10.4324/9781003014102-7)

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Abstract

This chapter considers learning-oriented assessment (LOA) from the perspective of feedback. The author begins with the question “What makes useful feedback?,” comparing different kinds of assessment information about learners’ performance – test scores, score descriptors, evaluative and descriptive feedback, and their usefulness for assessment and learning. The question is then further explored by reference to two Cambridge English funded research projects on developing feedback materials for interactional competence: how assessment information is used to inform learning, and how materials were developed according to LOA principles. The author discusses the design features of the materials developed, their LOA underpinnings in terms of feedback and learner engagement, and their potential uses in classroom assessment and learning or as self-access online learning resources. The chapter concludes by briefly considering some challenges in the provision of feedback as an LOA practice within particular systems of formative and summative assessments.

Item Type:Book Sections
Status:Published
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Lam, Dr Daniel
Authors: Lam, D. M.K.
College/School:College of Social Sciences > School of Education
Publisher:Routledge
ISBN:9781003014102

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