Welcome to Inspire My Teaching's recommended reads about Assessment for Learning and gauging student progress. We've cherry picked the best bits, top tips and helpful highlights, so you can learn more without wasting time.

Retrieval Practice

Kate Jones' series of books starts with 'Retrieval Practice: Research & Resources for Every Classroom'. It is a MUST read for practical strategies to help your students revise smarter and not harder.

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Retrieval Practice Strategies with Kate Jones YouTube Clip

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Spaced Repetition and Interleaved Study

Many researchers have explored the importance of "spaced learning" or "interleaved learning". The basic concept is that learners retain more knowledge if testing is spaced across the curriculum.  Here are several documents citing various research on this area of improving assessment performance.

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Spaced Repetition YouTube Clip