1st Edition

Reducing Teachers' Marking Workload and Developing Pupils' Learning How to Create More Impact with Less Marking

Edited By Gill Richards, Rhian Richardson Copyright 2020
    132 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    132 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    Based on a ground-breaking Department of Education-funded project and written by experienced teachers and educational practitioners, Reducing Teachers' Marking Workload and Developing Pupils' Learning shares strategies for reducing marking workload without compromising the quality of feedback pupils receive.

    This book presents a range of marking strategies, describing the process of trialling, testing and evaluating the impact which is relevant to any classroom. The strategies included in this book, proven to be immediately effective in schools, include:

    • Advice on how to ensure feedback is meaningful for pupils
    • The benefits of self-assessment and developing this in the classroom
    • Marking for individuals, groups and whole classes

    Written for teachers by teachers, Reducing Teachers' Marking Workload and Developing Pupils' Learning is a valuable resource for teachers, educators and student teachers looking to develop their professional practice, demystify education research and make the impact of their marking and feedback hugely more effective.

    Acknowledgements

    List of Contributors

    Introduction

    Gill Richards and Rhian Richardson

    Chapter 1 Meaningful Marking

    Fiona van Rooyen

    Chapter 2 Mark Now, Not Later

    Susan Simmons

    Chapter 3 Marking Smarter

    Gemma Goff and Rhian Richardson

    Chapter 4 Dynamic Feedback: Marking Smarter in the Classroom

    Niki Phillips

    Chapter 5 From Marking to Feedback: Developing a New Whole-School Approach

    Michael Gorton

    Chapter 6 Pupil Self-Assessment: Stress-Free Marking

    Monica Swain

    Chapter 7 Developing Pupil Self-Assessment

    Gemma Coleman

    Chapter 8 Making Marking Meaningful, Motivating and Manageable

    Rebecca Watson Shardlow

    Chapter 9 Marking Conferences: Whole Class, Groups and Individual

    Amy Scott

    Chapter 10 Using Marking Conferences to Increase Impact on Learning

    Becky Howard

    Index

    Biography

    Gill Richards is Emeritus Professor of Special Education, Equity and Inclusion at Nottingham Trent University, UK.

    Rhian Richardson has been a primary teacher since 2000 working in the Midlands, predominantly teaching in Year 6, and is the Research Lead for her Teaching School Alliance.