Modern Foreign Language Inside the Black Box: Assessment for Learning in the Modern Foreign Languages Classroom

Language teachers face unique challenges. To ensure that students reach their learning goals, interaction is particularly important. World language teachers need to have a strong understanding of each student's progressand students must have a clear picture of what their goals are and how they can attain them. Drawing from evidence-based research findings, Modern Foreign Languages Inside the Black Box: Assessment for Learning in the Modern Foreign Languages Classroom clearly explains why it's so critical to embed formative assessment into language classroom practice. Leading international education authorities Jane Jones and Dylan Wiliam explore the strong correlation between formative assessment and increased student achievement and provide recommendations to help world language educators.