Teachers' use of student assessment practices in upper secondary education

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Hovdhaugen ◽  
Tine Sophie Prøitz ◽  
Idunn Seland

I denne artikkelen undersøker vi hvilken funksjon den norske ordningen med henholdsvis eksamens- og standpunktkarakter har for læreres vurderings-praksis. Analysen bygger på nasjonal karakterstatistikk og intervjuer med lærere som underviser i norsk eller matematikk i videregående skole, og som har erfaring fra å vurdere elevenes sluttkompetanse i disse fagene ved hjelp av begge disse vurderingsordningene. Studien tar utgangspunkt i en utdannings-politisk utvikling preget av forsterkede forventinger om å se standpunkt-karakterer og eksamenskarakterer i sammenheng. Dette er uttrykt som at det bør være et visst samsvar mellom disse vurderingsordningene, til tross for at standpunkt- og eksamenskarakterene blir satt på ulike premisser og springer ut av svært ulike kontekster. Felles for begge vurderingsformer er imidlertid at eleven skal få demonstrert sluttkompetanse i et fag. Vi viser hvordan disse to vurderingsformene veies opp mot hverandre i lærernes egne vurderings-praksiser, og bygger videre på lærernes synspunkter i en diskusjon av i hvilken grad eksamenskarakteren bør anses som egnet til å kvalitetssikre læreres standpunktvurdering.Nøkkelord: standpunktkarakter, eksamenskarakter, elevers sluttkompetanse, læreres vurderingspraksisNational examination grades and final classroom grades – two of a kind?AbstractIn this article, we analyse differences between grades based on national examinations, and final grades based on summative classroom assessment at the end of upper secondary education, using data from two subjects: Norwegian language and advanced mathematics. We compare the two types of grades over time and provide a statistical demonstration of the differences. Through interviews with teachers of Norwegian or mathematics in upper secondary education, we highlight the differences between grading based on summative classroom assessment and being an external examiner. We show how these two assessment methods are weighed against each other in the teachers' own assessment practices, before we finally discuss the extent to which teachers perceive the exam grades as a form of measure for quality assurance of the grade based on summative classroom assessment in the same subject.Keywords: summative classroom assessment, national examination grades, students’ final competence, teachers’ grading practices


2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Robert Weinhandl ◽  
Zsolt Lavicza ◽  
Stefanie Schallert

Challenges for students in the 21st century, such as acquiring technology, problem-solving and cooperation skills, also necessitates changes in mathematics education to be able to respond to changing educational needs. One way to respond to these challenges is utilising recent educational innovations in schools, for instance, among others are flipped learning (FL) approaches. In this paper, we outline our explorative educational experiment that aims to investigate key elements of mathematics learning in FL approaches in upper secondary education. We describe the methodologies and findings of our qualitative study based on design-based research to discover key elements of FL approaches in upper secondary education. Analysing the data collected over ten months suggested categories (a) confidence when learning; (b) learning by working; and (c) flexibility when learning could be essential to understand FL approaches practices in mathematics classrooms.


2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Garcia ◽  
Darro Maldonado ◽  
Marcela Acosta ◽  
Nicolas Castro ◽  
David Granada ◽  
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Author(s):  
Anna-Maria Stenseth ◽  
Unn-Doris K. Bæck

AbstractThis study explores the influence of geographical location on young pupils’ educational orientations and their transition from lower to upper secondary school; it pays particular attention to the voices of male youths from a rural area. More specifically, it investigates the interplay between gender and geographical contexts and the significance of these factors in understanding the processes associated with educational orientations. Margaret Archer’s framework is used to analyse how pupils’ agency is constrained and/or enabled by objective structures. The data material consists of qualitative interviews with 18 pupils transitioning from lower to upper secondary school in Norway. Each of the pupils was interviewed twice: first when they were in their last year of lower secondary education, and then during their first year of upper secondary education. The findings show that pupils consider geographical locations when making decisions about further education and work. In addition, they believe that education beyond compulsory schooling benefits their life in the rural areas. However, unlike their urban counterparts, pupils from rural areas appear to have a more constraining transition to upper secondary education. Through the analyses in this article, it becomes clear that both geographical location and gender are key factors for understanding processes connected to education.


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