Exploring primary pre-service teachers’ use of ‘assessment for learning’ while teaching primary physical education during school placement

Background: Despite the consensus regarding the value of school placement experiences for primary pre-service teachers (PSTs) in teacher education programmes, challenges remain in PSTs’ ability to transfer the knowledge gained on assessment for learning (AfL) in their initial teacher education (ITE) programmes to the reality of the primary classroom. Furthermore, although there has been a significant growth of interest in assessment literacy and...