Elements of formative assessment in selected textbooks for teaching English in the 6th grade of primary schoolKitek, Simona (Avtor) Jurančič, Klementina Penelope (Mentor) formativno spremljanje poukapoučevanje angleščine kot tujega jezikaFormative assessment is a different philosophy of learning and teaching, or a different range of didactic approaches than we are used to from the Slovenian school system. Formative assessment places the student as an individual in the centre of learning process and includes him in the learning process. This process allows students to make their knowledge more permanent. In the field of education formative assessment is not a new topic. Nevertheless, a smaller number of teachers implement the elements of formative assessment in the teaching process. Regardless of all the theoretical knowledge that teachers have already mastered in recent years, formative assessment is still insufficiently included in the lessons themselves and in the evaluation of their knowledge. Therefore, I decided to research how the elements of formative assessment are integrated in textbooks, which teachers use on daily basis. While researching the selected textbooks, that I have used as a basis for my master's thesis in the field of German language, I realized that the authors who write textbooks for teaching German as a foreign language regularly include the elements of formative assessment in the textbook content itself. Either as guidelines for creating a language portfolio, which the students make themselves, or as self-assessment scales, where the students can assess where they are in terms of their acquired knowledge. Therefore, the following master's thesis focuses on the representation of the elements of formative assessment, especially in English textbooks, which are meant for teaching English as foreign language in the sixth grade of primary schools in Slovenia. In the theoretical part we describe what formative assessment is. The main elements of formative assessments are going to be described, as well as the positive effects and possible negative effects that their inclusion in the lessons might bring. Formative assessment differs from summative assessment of the student's knowledge, which results in student’s grades. Summative assessment only assesses the student's end knowledge. It focuses rather on the end result of student’s knowledge rather than on the path. The final summative evaluation does not help the students in achieving a certain level of knowledge that we as teachers expect when we evaluate their knowledge. In contrast to the ingrained summative assessment, formative assessment evaluates students' knowledge with key elements of formative assessment such as presenting the learning intentions, portfolio creation, giving an immediate feedback, self-assessment, and peer assessment. Since the inclusion of formative assessment elements is often a problem and an additional burden for teachers in addition to all the work they have to do as teachers, I took a close look in the practical part of my master's thesis at the textbooks that teachers use when teaching English as a foreign language in the sixth grade of primary school, Touchstone 6 new and Project 2 Fourth Edition, and investigated if any of the elements of formative assessment are included in the mentioned materials, to what extent and lastly which ones. To introduce formative assessment elements more easily and successfully into English lessons in sixth grade, I also wrote some lesson plans for Touchstone 6 new textbook, in which I included the key elements and methods based on formative assessment. Teaching English as a foreign language in the sixth grade of primary school is crucial for the development of language skills and the wider personal growth of students. The importance of knowing a foreign language extends far beyond the classroom and affects career opportunities, cultural awareness, and cognitive development. The inclusion of formative assessment improves acquired knowledge and adapts the learning process to the needs of individual students, which contributes to more effective and successful learning.S. Kitek20252025-06-19 13:36:08Magistrsko delo/naloga93330UDK: 373.3:811.111(043.2)COBISS_ID: 242624515sl