Testing English: Formative and Summative Approaches to English Assessment [Hardcover]

Considers why summative assessment in English is difficult and explores viewing it as an arts subject rather than one which is quantifiable and assessable objectively.Bethan Marshall is Senior Lecturer at King's College London, UK, where she is Director of MA English and Education and MA Creative Arts in the Classroom.

Marshall is extremely well qualified to take this subject on - she is arguably the UK's foremost expert in English and Assessment... It' a well-written and compelling book that draws on a great range of academic literature and a career rich in assessment research...this text is a must-read. NATE - English Drama Media

Marshall's text provides an excellent resource for teachers at all stages of their career... [her] style is engaging and her English teacher habit of proffering close textual analysis of educational terminology will resonate with many readers. The Use of English, Volume 63, Number 1

The prospects this author paints for future developments in assessing English, lie not so much in the details of individual projects but in the swift watercolour brushstrokes of deeply held beliefs of those involved. In 140 pages of text its depth and range is an inspiration to all who want to integrate English assessment into their practice in deeply purposeful ways. An inspirational read for us all. Philip Norman, University of Plymouth, UK,British Educational Research Journal

Acknowledgements \ 1. English and the Art of Language \ 2. English and Postwar Experiments in Assessment \ 3. Post 1989 in England, Wales and Scotland \ 4. Assessment for Learning and KMOFAP \ 5. Assessment for Learning and Learning How to Learn \ 6. A Return to Portfolios and the King's Oxfordshire Summative Asssessment Project \ 7. Coursework across the World \ 8. Looking Forward \ References \ Index