Why aren’t teachers using formative assessment? What can be done about it?

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 112-136
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Bond ◽  
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Geoff Woolcott ◽  
Christos Markopoulos ◽  
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Formative assessment is a crucial aspect of teaching and learning in the classroom, but there is evidence that there has been a lack of effective implementation of formative assessment in practice. In response, this article outlines the design and development of a formative assessment framework that can be implemented as a consistent whole-school approach to embedding practice that is owned and developed by teachers. The approach outlined in the framework, therefore, is designed to integrate formative assessment practices within a school system context, providing advice and support to school leaders and teachers. The framework in practice should act to enable teachers and students to develop new understandings and perspectives about each other and the nature of teaching and learning, as well as ways to implement new practices of teaching and learning supported by reflective modes of active participation.

Author(s):  
Asli Lidice Gokturk Saglam

As educational technology continues to change the face of educational contexts in the digital age, the way in which teachers can incorporate various existing online resources and applications within their everyday classroom activities deserves closer attention. In particular, it is important to explore how interactive Web 2.0 tools might be integrated into classroom-based assessment practices. This way, the efficacy of online tools and their ability to both facilitate teacher assessment practices and empower student learning can be adequately assessed. This chapter aims to explore, showcase and discuss how Web 2.0 tools can be integrated into teachers' classroom-based language assessment to get information that can be used diagnostically to adjust teaching and learning with reference to current literature, explore challenges and focus on suggestions and avenues for further research. Furthermore, examples of web tools that could be used for formative assessment will be briefly enlisted.


Author(s):  
Karen E. Irving

Reliable just-in-time assessments are the foundation of informed teaching and learning. Modern electronic technologies assist in the formative assessment process by supporting classroom environments that allow students and teachers to assess learning and providing mechanisms to present information about student learning during instructional sequences. To implement formative assessment practices, students and teachers benefit from rich educational tasks that invite students to share information about their understanding of the lesson while the lesson is occurring in order to nurture productive learning by both teacher and student. Formative feedback is facilitated by technologies such as connected classrooms, videography, online formative quizzes, and manuscript multi-draft editing. Technology-assisted formative assessment represents a powerful option to promote improved classroom communications that support formative assessment practices for teachers in twenty-first century classrooms.


2019 ◽  
Vol 683 (1) ◽  
pp. 183-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorrie A. Shepard

Classroom assessment includes both formative assessment, used to adapt instruction and help students to improve, and summative assessment, used to assign grades. These two forms of assessment must be coherently linked through a well-articulated model of learning. Sociocultural theory is an encompassing grand theory that integrates motivation and cognitive development, and it enables the design of equitable learning environments. Learning progressions are examples of fine-grained models of learning, representing goals, intermediate stages, and instructional means for reaching those goals. A model for creating a productive classroom learning culture is proposed. Rather than seeking coherence with standardized tests, which undermines the learning orientation of formative assessment, I propose seeking coherence with ambitious teaching practices. The proposed model also offers ways to minimize the negative effects of grading on learning. Support for teachers to learn these new assessment practices is most likely to be successful in the context of professional development for new curriculum and standards.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Mahedi Hasan ◽  
A B M Shafiqul Islam ◽  
Israt Jahan Shuchi

With the widespread application of smartphones in and outside the classroom, mobile-based teaching and learning is drawing much attention and hence being extensively practised nowadays across the globe. Recently, using smartphones for assessment purposes has been a new phenomenon and the researchers are still examining what processes the use of mobile-based assessment tools may include and what outcomes and challenges they can cause to teachers and students in terms of learning/teaching performance, motivation and attitudes. There have been a good number of research studies on the use of Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) or Mobile Learning (ML) in EFL or ESL classroom but not much literature is known about the mobile-based language assessment, especially mobile-based formative assessment (MBFA). Hence, this study attempts to shed light on MBFA and review the recent literature available on it and its effective utilization in developing ESL/EFL speaking skill. This paper uses a qualitative research method that exclusively uses the relevant secondary references/works available on the topic. The literature revealed that MBFA practices in ESL/EFL speaking classes are effective to a certain extent and some tools and procedures seem to be more effective than others depending on the design principles and strategies used by teachers or app developers.


Author(s):  
Stephen J. Pape ◽  
Karen E. Irving ◽  
Clare V. Bell ◽  
Melissa L. Shirley ◽  
Douglas T. Owens ◽  
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Classroom Connectivity Technology (CCT) can serve as a tool for creating contexts in which students engage in mathematical thinking leading to understanding. We theorize four principles of effective mathematics instruction incorporating CCT based on examination of teachers’ use of CCT within their Algebra I classrooms across four years. Effective implementation of CCT is dependent upon (1) the creation and implementation of mathematical tasks that support examination of patterns leading to generalizations and conceptual development; (2) classroom interactions that focus mathematical thinking within students and the collective class; (3) formative assessment leading to teachers’ and students’ increased knowledge of students’ present understandings; and (4) sustained engagement in mathematical thinking. Each of these principles is discussed in term of its implications for teacher knowledge.


Author(s):  
Karen E. Irving

Reliable just-in-time assessments are the foundation of informed teaching and learning. Modern electronic technologies assist in the formative assessment process by supporting classroom environments that allow students and teachers to assess learning and providing mechanisms to present information about student learning during instructional sequences. To implement formative assessment practices, students and teachers benefit from rich educational tasks that invite students to share information about their understanding of the lesson while the lesson is occurring in order to nurture productive learning by both teacher and student. Formative feedback is facilitated by technologies such as connected classrooms, videography, online formative quizzes, and manuscript multi-draft editing. Technology-assisted formative assessment represents a powerful option to promote improved classroom communications that support formative assessment practices for teachers in twenty-first century classrooms.


2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-100
Author(s):  
Muhammad Akram Shakir ◽  
Rabia Bahoo ◽  
Musarrat Jahan ◽  
Muhammad Latif Javed

Assessment is the key element of teaching learning process in schools. Formative assessment is generally accepted as a valuable component of teachers’ classroom assessment strategies. The study intends to explore the level of association of formative assessment with academic performance of secondary school students and to analyze the practices of formative assessment in schools. The study was descriptive in nature. The focus group interviews and observation techniques were used to gather information regarding academic, social, emotional, and cultural activities of students in schools. The population of the study comprises over all the principals, teachers and students of FGEIs of Lahore region. Sample was drawn by using simple random technique. The findings of the study revealed that teachers don’t have enough knowledge about formative assessment but they possess appropriate understanding of summative assessment. Replication of test is the exclusive kind of assessment for improvement of different learning skills of students. It was recommended that authorities may develop and execute some plan to train and give awareness to the administration and teaching staff about the use and importance of formative assessment during teaching-learning process in schools


2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Breon Derby ◽  
Emily Benvenga

A whole-school approach to education integrates multiple components of the school system to create balanced, well-rounded students who can transfer and apply knowledge and skills into their current, and future, lives.Supporting and incorporating cross-disciplinary units, lessons, and ideas fosters student engagement, helps students build connections and form relationships between topics and disciplines, provides students a chance to explore and discover a deeper meaning and understanding of multiple concepts, and allows students to apply their knowledge and skills. One cross-disciplinary connection not often considered—or seen—is how the library can support the physical education classroom.


Author(s):  
Mila Naranjo Llanos ◽  
Verónica Jiménez Perales

Abstract:INCLUSIVE ASSESSMENT IN RESPONSE TO LEARNING DISABILITIESSocio- cultural perspective has emphasized the profound interrelationship between teaching and learning and assessment processes (eg Gipps, 2002). Also noted the importance for the development of inclusive schools and classrooms, that teachers adapt certain assessment tools (eg Tharp, Estrada, Dalton, and Yamauchi, 2000). According to this approach, the present work aims to analyze the adaptability of these practices to the students difficulties and to understand some of the factors that influence teachers to develop assessment practices more inclusive. To do this, we have analyzed the processes of teaching, learning and assessment of 21 groups of students in the 4th year of secondary school (16 years). These 21 groups corresponding to four Secondary Schools. Each school used all groups in the subject of Mathematics to students of 4th ESO was provided. For each of the processes, were conducted several interviews with the respective teachers, and samples of assessment instruments used were collected both with students with learning difficulties as the others. The collected data were analyzed according to a category system based on the analysis model of interactivity proposed by Coll and colleagues, reviewed and adapted to the study of situations and evaluation activities (Coll, Barberà and Onrubia, 2000).Results show that assessment practices developed by teachers and students do not have a high degree of adaptability. Also show that although the assessment practices used to assess students with learning difficulties in mathematics are different from those used with other students, were not more adaptive and inclusive.Keywords: inclusive assessment, adaptive teaching, learning difficultiesResumen:La perspectiva socio-cultural ha subrayado la profunda interrelación entre procesos de enseñanza y aprendizaje y procesos de evaluación (p.e. Gipps, 2002). Igualmente, ha señalado la importancia, para el desarrollo de aulas y escuelas inclusivas, de que los profesores adapten determinadas formas e instrumentos de evaluación (p.e. Tharp, Estrada, Dalton y Yamauchi, 2000). De acuerdo con estos planteamiento, el trabajo que presentamos pretende analizar el grado de adaptabilidad de estas prácticas a las dificultades que muestran los alumnos, así como comprender algunas de los factores que influyen en que los profesores puedan desarrollar prácticas de evaluación de carácter más inclusivo. Para ello, se han analizado los procesos de enseñanza, aprendizaje y evaluación de 21 grupos de alumnos de 4º curso de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria (16 años). Estos 21 grupos corresponden a cuatro Institutos de Educación Secundaria. En cada instituto se han analizado todos los grupos en que se impartía la asignatura de Matemáticas a alumnos de 4º de ESO. Para cada uno de los procesos, se llevaron a cabo diversas entrevistas con los profesores respectivos, y se recogieron muestras de los instrumentos de evaluación utilizados, tanto con los alumnos con dificultades en el aprendizaje como con los restantes. Los datos recogidos se analizaron de acuerdo con un sistema de categorías basado en el modelo de análisis de la interactividad propuesto por Coll y sus colaboradores, revisado y adaptado para el estudio de las situaciones y actividades de evaluación (Coll, Barberá y Onrubia, 2000). Los resultados muestran que las prácticas evaluativas desarrolladas por profesores y alumnos no presentan un grado elevado de adaptabilidad. También muestran que, aunque las prácticas de evaluación utilizadas para evaluar a los alumnos con dificultades en el aprendizaje de las matemáticas son diferentes a las empleadas con el resto de alumnos, no son más adaptativas ni inclusivas.Palabras clave: evaluación inclusiva, enseñanza adaptativa, dificultades en el aprendizaje.


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