From what I know, in general, VJC employs mainly summative forms of assessment for Literature (tests and exams). However, individual tutors do ask the students to write reflections in their Literature journal, and the students are also tasked to compile a folder of all things related to the text they study. (Character analysis, Themes...) At regular intervals, the tutors will look through the journals and the folders. The journals help the students to articulate what they've been learning so far, and it helps as a tool to assess their writing skills as well.
In terms of formative assessment in weekly classes, students are often called upon to do dramatized readings of Othello. The thinking routine of "I see, I think , and I wonder" is also used frequently to draw out the students' learning points.
Is there a need for a formative assessment when the final assessment is the A level exams?
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