Teacher-Led Learning Circles for Formative Assessment: Full Report of International Research Findings
The Teacher-led Learning Circles for Formative Assessment (T3LFA) project facilitated professional learning and development to advance teachers’ leadership of educational improvement with a focus on increasing confidence in, understanding of, and use of student focused formative assessment practices for enhanced student learning. The dual focus on both teachers’ development and students’ learning is vital and timely.
The T3LFA project was led by Education International with funding from the Jacobs Foundation and was implemented over three years (2020-2023) in seven countries: Brazil, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Malaysia, South Korea, Switzerland, and Uruguay. Education International adapted the HertsCam professional learning and teacher leadership model for the Teacher-led Learning Circle programme.
Over one academic year, the T3LFA programme included seven 2-hour workshop sessions with all teachers in the Learning Circle, three one-on-one tutorials between the facilitator and each teacher in the Learning Circle, and two network events with teachers across multiple schools. Within each Learning Circle, local facilitators and local union The Teacher-Led Learning Circles on Formative Assessment (T3LFA) project facilitated professional learning and development to advance teachers’ leadership of educational improvement with a focus on increasing confidence in, understanding, and use of student focused effective formative assessment practices. This dual focus on both teachers’ development and students’ learning is vital and timely.
Following three years of experience and evidence from implementation of the T3LFA project (2020-2023), this final international research report updates our previous international research Literature Review (Campbell et al., 2022) and international Research Framework (LaPointe-McEwan, 2022) and presents original findings from a substantial multiple methods study gathering data from project participants, including teachers, local facilitators, local union representatives, and national researchers.