Assessment in secondary geography

This free course, Assessment in secondary geography, will identify and explore some of the key issues around assessing geography in secondary schools. Through coming to understand these issues and debates, you will reflect on and develop your assessment practice as a geography teacher and develop a greater awareness of the implications of assessment practice on pedagogy and what is considered to be of value in geography education.

• Introduction
• Learning outcomes
• 1 What does it mean to make progress in geography?
• 1 What does it mean to make progress in geography?
• 1.1 Notions of progression
• 1.2 Summary
• 2 How can assessment be integrated into teaching and learning?
• 2 How can assessment be integrated into teaching and learning?
• 2.1 Roles of assessment
• 2.2 An integrated approach
• 2.3 Summary
• 3 How can assessment support learning?
• 3 How can assessment support learning?
• 3.1 Questioning
• 3.2 The impact of feedback
• 3.3 Self and peer assessment
• 3.4 Summary
• 4 What are the challenges related to assessment in geography?
• 4 What are the challenges related to assessment in geography?
• 4.1 Assessment validity and reliability
• 4.2 Differentiation
• 4.3 Summary
• Conclusion
• References
• Further reading
• Acknowledgements