8 takeaways after a day with Dylan Wiliam…

UNPACKING FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT 

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How memory works- storage strength and retrieval strength are increased by restudying an item and / or retrieving it from memory. “Retrieval has a greater impact than re-study.” To avoid students’ perception being that they are overwhelmed by tests, ensure the framing of this is focused on retrieval practice and learning. Time must be built into the curriculum planning for retrieval and the flexibility needed to respond to feedback gained from students. 
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Decision-driven data collection, rather than data-driven decision-making. E.g. Rather than a formula that suggests all students with a certain score receive a particular intervention / action, instead decisions are made about interventions and data supports / questions that decision.

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