This book review summarizes Lorna M. Earl's book "Assessment As Learning". The book discusses how formative assessment can be used as a powerful tool for learning when used to understand student beliefs, inform classroom instruction, and encourage student reflection. It provides real-life examples and strategies for implementing formative assessment in various contexts. The book advocates shifting the focus from high-stakes testing to using ongoing assessments to optimize learning and help students develop and extend their knowledge. The reviewed summarizes each chapter's key points on using assessment to identify student beliefs, motivate learning, and help students make connections to extend their learning.

1. Presentation of a Book Review
of Educational Significance.
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3. Bibliographic Information
Title : Assessment As Learning
Author : Lorna. M.Earl
Publication: Corwin, SAGE company
Year : 2013
Edition : Second
Pages : 144
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4. About the Author
Lorna.M.Earl
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5. About the Author…..
 Retired associate professor from the Ontario Institute
for studies in Education at the University of Toronto.
 Research Director of assessment for the Ontario
Provincial Education Quality and Accountability office.
 President of the International Congress of School
Effectiveness and School Improvement.
 She has more than 30 years experience in this field and
worked in countries like Canada, England, Europe, The
United States, Australia and New zealand.
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6. Summary:
 High-stakes tests and end-of-year assessments dominate educational
planning and curriculum. Yet, formative assessments are proven to
have the most impact on day-to-day learning.
 Teachers who understand how to use assessment to spark learning
unlock a powerful educational tool, and Assessment as Learning can
show you how. Using clear explanations and poignant cases, this book
illustrates how formative assessment can be used to understand
student beliefs, inform classroom instruction, and encourage student
reflection. Fully revised, this second edition features
 Discussion of the complex nature of learning
 Ways to use formative assessment in a variety of contexts
 Real-life examples and case studies of assessment in action
 Sample rubrics and lesson plans for easy implementation
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7.  Ideas for Follow-up at the end of each chapter
 Insights into common classroom dilemmas along with viable solutions
 Unraveling the mystery of formative assessment, this resource
reveals how this teaching technique optimizes learning.
 "Lorna Earl is an international thought leader when it comes to
linking quality assessment to teaching, learning and student
success."
—Rick Stiggins, Author and Consultant
 "Earl begins at the beginning, focusing on assessing what students
believe is true and using assessment information to help students
develop and extend learning from those initial beliefs. Readers
should do likewise, asking themselves what they believe is true
about assessment and then extending their learning with this book."
—Susan M. Brookhart, Consultant
Brookhart Enterprises
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8. Analysis:
Assessment
• 1.The Promise and Challenge
of Classroom Assessment
As
• 2. Situating Assessment
changes
Learning
• 3.Assessment of Learning, for
Learning, and as Learning
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9. Assessment
•4. Spotlight on Learning
As
•5. Assessment and Learning
Learning
•6.Using Assessment to identify
what they believe is true.
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10. Assessment
• 7. Using Assessment to
motivate Learning
As
• 8. Using Assessment to
make connections
Learning
• 9.Using Assessment to
extend Learning
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11.  What Teachers and Students can do with assessment?
 How they think?
 How they may think about routine classroom assessment as an important
part of learning?
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13. Suggestion :
 Language of the book is not easy to follow for an
average reader.
 A prior knowledge in assessment is required.
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14. CONCLUSION:
 This book teaches you
different way how student and
teacher can learning .
 Understanding of assessment
 Insight into the powerful
influence of classroom
assessment on student’s
learning
 Examples of effective use of
assessment
 Preamble of the core paper
titled Assessment in Learning
that they will learn in their
B.Ed. curriculum
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