Dylan Wiliam is one of the world’s foremost
education authorities. He has helped to successfully implement
classroom formative assessment in thousands of schools all over the
world, including the United States, Singapore, Sweden, Australia,
and the United Kingdom. A two-part BBC series, The Classroom
Experiment, tracked Dr. Wiliam’s work at one British middle school,
showing how formative assessment strategies empower students,
significantly increase engagement, and shift classroom
responsibility from teachers to their students so that students
become agents of and collaborators in their own learning.
Siobhán Leahy, MS, was a principal of three
secondary schools for 17 years. She has practical experience with
embedding classroom formative assessment through implementation of
teacher learning communities. She is co-author and developer, with
Dylan Wiliam on several publications. She received her Master of
Science from South Bank University, London, and her Bachelor of
Science in Management Sciences from the University of Warwick, UK.
“Loaded with real-world advice, Embedding Formative Assessment
offers bulls-eye guidelines about how to make formative assessment
sizzle.” —W. James Popham, author of Classroom Assessment,
Professor Emeritus
“Wiliam and Leahy have done it again! In this highly readable book,
they present five formative assessment strategies, a compelling
explanation of why each is important, and scores of practical
techniques and tips for how to implement them in your classroom.”
—Susan M. Brookhart, author of Performance Assessment, Senior
Research Associate
“Embedding Formative Assessment offers almost unlimited potential
for increasing student learning and achievement. Wiliam and Leahy
present formative assessment as a dynamic partnership between
teachers and students, blending guiding principles with practical
activities that demonstrate how best to match instructional purpose
with tools and techniques.” —Jackie Walsh Educational Consultant,
coauthor of Quality Questioning
“Any teacher interested in formative assessment will find a wealth
of ideas contained in this engaging and practical book!” —Margaret
Heritage, author of Formative Assessment in Practice, Assistant
Director for Professional Development
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