Teachers’ Choice: Assessing Learners | Pearson

Assessment is at the heart of great teaching — and this essential resource by Pearson gives educators the practical tools, frameworks, and confidence to do it well. Whether you’re new to the classroom or a seasoned professional, Teachers’ Choice: Assessing Learners will transform the way you measure, understand, and respond to learner progress.

What This Book Offers

• Comprehensive assessment frameworks — structured approaches to planning and implementing assessment across subjects and grade levels
• Practical tools and methodologies — ready-to-use strategies for formative and summative assessment in real classroom settings
• Identifying learning gaps — guidance on how to analyse learner performance data and respond with targeted support
• Differentiated assessment — techniques to evaluate diverse learners fairly and meaningfully, regardless of ability or background
• Tailoring instruction — how to use assessment results to inform lesson planning and improve learning outcomes

Who Is This Book For?

• Foundation, Intermediate, and Senior Phase teachers
• Student teachers and education graduates building their assessment toolkit
• Heads of Department and curriculum leaders seeking to standardise assessment practices
• Schools looking to align assessment with CAPS requirements and best practice

Why It Matters

Effective assessment goes beyond marking — it drives learning. This book empowers teachers to move from simply testing learners to truly understanding them, creating classrooms where every student has the opportunity to grow and succeed.

Assess with purpose. Teach with impact.