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ASF Working Paper 2

Summative assessment by teachers: evidence from research and its implications

Summary of contents

1. Introduction

2. Purposes and uses of assessment

3. Pros and cons of summative assessment by teachers

4. Research evidence

5. Findings: the reliability and vaidity of summative assessment by teachers

6. Findings: the impact of teachers' summative assessment on students, teachers and the curriculum

7. Implications

List of studies used in the two reviews

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