ABSTRACT
This chapter offers a brief overview of the concept of learning-oriented assessment (LOA) as presented in some of the current LOA models and discusses its key features when implemented in a classroom environment. It also reports on eight years of teachers’ action research carried out across two countries (the UK and Australia) and provides a meta-analysis of projects focused on LOA practices and tools in the classroom. These LOA practices and tools are discussed in relation to the key LOA features identified in order to investigate the benefits and challenges in their implementation in a learning environment. The chapter concludes with a discussion of future directions for LOA in the classroom and the necessity of thinking in terms of an ecosystem of learning.
