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OECD/CERI International Conference LEARNING in the 21st Century: Research, Innovation and Policy ASSESSMENT for LearningFormative AssessmentORGANISATION DE COOP RATION ETDE D VELOPPEMENT CONOMIQUESORGANISATION FOR E CONOMICCO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT 1 ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING THE CASE FOR formative ASSESSMENT This paper provides findings on ASSESSMENT for LEARNING , drawn from recent analyses undertaken by CERI. It begins with analysis of the formative approach in exemplary practice carried out in secondary schools in eight education systems.

The tension between classroom-based formative assessments of student learning, and high visibility summative tests – that is, large-scale national or regional assessments of student performance that are intended to hold schools accountable for meeting standards, and that may hold particular consequences for low or underperforming schools.

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