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Paul Black: putting formative assessment first

Gordon Stobart

Assessment in Education Principles Policy and Practice | Jun 9, 2026

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Paul was key to making formative assessment central to both UK assessment policy and practice. With Dylan Wiliam, he produced the classic 1998 review Assessment and classroom learning, this journal...

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@article{Stobart2026Paul,
  title = {Paul Black: putting formative assessment first},
  author = {Gordon Stobart},
  journal = {Assessment in Education Principles Policy and Practice},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.1080/0969594x.2026.2682488},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/0969594x.2026.2682488}
}

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