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This chapter discusses how assessment, often highlighted as the most stressful part of students’ educational experience, can be used to support students, their learning and development. Many scholars and practitioners today refer to assessment for learning, instead of assessment of learning and emphasise the role of clear, fair, transparent and holistic assessment practices to support students. Peer assessment and self-assessment are also commonly used to engage students in assessment and expand their assessment and feedback literacy, necessary also for future working lives. Another crucial part of any assessment is providing detailed feedback, or feedforward, in which the focus is to help students learn from the feedback, take action and develop their skills and competencies through the process.
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Tuomainen, S. (2023). Supportive Assessment and Feedback Practices. In: Supporting Students through High-Quality Teaching. Springer Texts in Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-39844-5_6
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