The magic of formative assessment: Professor Dylan Wiliam
What makes an excellent teacher? According to acclaimed educational researcher, Emeritus Professor Dylan Wiliam, it’s about regularly checking for student understanding.
Professor Wiliam is passionate about the practice of formative assessment—the assessment that many people say ‘doesn’t count’. Over the course of many decades of research, Professor Wiliam has established that there is nothing teachers can do that has a greater impact on student achievement than by making teaching more responsive to students’ needs through consistent, formative feedback. This is a particular focus in Year 7 at Girls Grammar, with students undertaking a ‘Philosophy of Learning’ course that sets a foundation for students to embrace academic challenges and benefit from struggles they may encounter.
Professor Wiliam sat down with Principal, Ms Jacinda Euler Welsh, Director of Creative Arts, Mr Andrew Pennay, and Head of Subject—Mathematics Curriculum Development Years 7-8, Ms Maryanne Christie, to discuss how teachers can prioritise formative feedback.
Maths teacher, Ms Maryanne Christie, Principal, Ms Jacinda Euler Welsh, Professor Dylan Wiliam, and Director of Creative Arts, Mr Andrew Pennay
