Assessment for Learning with Dr Julie Arnold
Description
In this episode of In the Classroom, Dr. Julie Arnold, Lecturer in Education at Queensland University of Technology, joins us to explore how assessment for learning can empower teacher practice and student agency in schools. Her research focuses on accessible assessment practices in secondary English and Mathematics, as well as reflective teaching inquiry for equity, diversity, and inclusion in higher education. Before and beyond university, Julie was a long-time English Head of Faculty, and she co-authors Cambridge’s Essential English for Queensland Schools, now in its third edition. As Vice President of the English Teachers Association of Queensland, Julie takes an active interest in instructional leadership and English curriculum development.
Listen in for these highlights:
- 📝 Assessment for learning – Julie discusses what assessment for learning entails and implications for teachers in the classroom.
- 🧩 ‘Double fragmentation’ – Julie explains how we can construct a cohesive assessment approach for students, particularly for students who have language and attentional difficulties.
- 🎉 Shifting towards meaningful assessment practices – Julie shares how we can put the ‘joy’ back in assessment and discursively challenge assessment discourses that reinforce static measures of achievement over meaningful growth in learning.
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