...Kate T. Anderson; Dani Kachorsky Purpose This article presents an analysis of empirical literature on classroom assessment of students’ multimodal compositions to characterize the field and make recommendations for teachers and researchers. Design/methodology/approach An interpretive synthesis...

...Stephanie Anne Schmier Purpose In this paper, the author extends the current research on standardized performance assessments in preservice education by moving with novice teachers from their student teaching experiences into their first years as fully certified classroom teachers. Here...

...Jill Willis; Kelli McGraw; Linda Graham Purpose A new senior curriculum and assessment policy in Queensland, Australia, is changing the conditions for teaching and learning. The purpose of this study was to consider the personal, structural and cultural conditions that mediated the agency...

... to understand how particular reading assessments exacerbate and perpetuate the ranking and sorting in schools and the loss and struggle children face when they are denied literacy experiences that validate their lives outside of school and give meaning and purpose to reading in school. Originality value...

...Mary Hutchinson; Xenia Hadjioannou Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the public policy reshaping the assessment terrain for English learners (ELs) across the USA and to consider the implications and impact of these practices on sustaining and supporting a diverse...

...Donna Wineland Purpose The purpose for this paper is to encourage teachers to change the way they approach teaching literature to proficient and accelerated readers or alliterates. With class time devoted to quiet reading, student-selected materials, meaningful discussions and quality assessment...

... This piece uses narrative inquiry to consider more complex implementations of teacher evaluation. Originality/value This piece is an original consideration of the potential forms of teacher evaluation. Assessment English teaching Literacy Telling and interpreting stories is a powerful way...

... Brass can be contacted at: jbrass@unimelb.edu.au © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Standards Education reform Assessment English language arts English teaching Governmentality Constructions of English Neoliberalism Education policy Curriculum English English education Common...

... Lier (1988) believes that the development within the curriculum is contingent on the awareness of the people who are directly engaged in the workings of the classroom. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Assessment Curriculum English Multi-aspectual framework EFL teachers ELT...

...Sue Brindley; Bethan Marshall Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report on one UK secondary school English teacher and use his practice as a vehicle for exploring the classroom realities of dialogic assessment. Dialogic assessment, a term first proposed by Alexander (2004), is a position...

...Emily Frawley; Larissa McLean Davies Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the interface between high-stakes testing, disciplinary knowledge and teachers’ pedagogy in English. The most prevalent standardized assessment form in the current Australian context is the National Assessment...

... Literacy Assessment © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 The importance of promoting reading engagement cannot be overemphasized (Baker and Wigfield, 1999 ; Guthrie and Wigfield, 2000). Engaged readers are motivated to read, read to learn and use cognitive strategies that promote...