Formative Assessment vs Accountability: Use of Value-added Analysis in Teacher Professional Development Research.

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Giuseppina Castellana
Cristiano Corsini

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The paper presents the results of a longitudinal Teacher Professional Development Research based on formative assessment and aimed at the improvement of students’ reading literacy by means of metacognitive and self-regulatory instructional strategies. Value-added analysis has been used in order to asses the effectiveness of the instructional program.





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Research