Essays about: "Key strategies for formative assessment"
Found 5 essays containing the words Key strategies for formative assessment.
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1. Forms of Formative Assessment on Writing: Students’ Perceptions
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)Abstract : Formative assessment is an integral part of teaching, not only as a tool for monitoring student-development, but also as basis for potential adjustments of pedagogical strategies. Therefore, this research paper examines how upper secondary students perceive, and report acting on different forms of formative assessment on writing in the subject of English 6. READ MORE
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2. Formative for whom? : How formative assessment is used in the English Classroom of an upper secondary school in Sweden.
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för tillämpad utbildningsvetenskapAbstract : This study looks deeper into the concept of formative assessment. Formative assessment is described by Black and Wiliam (Developing the Theory of Formative Assessment, 2009) as being a process using tools. The mindset of formative assessment can be difficult to grasp. READ MORE
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3. Key aspects to consider when designing an IT-tool based on scoring rubrics to support formative assessment: an exploratory design-driven study
University essay from KTH/Skolan för datavetenskap och kommunikation (CSC)Abstract : Why this thesis is needed. This thesis is motivated by the falling school results of Swedish 15-year-olds, a lack of IT tools in Swedish schools and a call for turning the theory on formative assessment into practice. Previous research that is used in the thesis. READ MORE
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4. Using formative assessment and social media for effective learning
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : In the interest of improving teaching and learning methods, the use of formative assessment in schools has, over the years, become the focus of a number of research review studies. Several of these studies have also shown how the emerging use of social networking has developed to a point where it has become a useful source that teachers could employ to promote student achievement. READ MORE
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5. What was the purpose of this task? : An investigative study of students' perceptions of explicit task objectives
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för utbildningsvetenskap (UV)Abstract : Taking its starting point in the often debated subject of Swedish compulsory school students’ performance scores in surveys such as PISA and a lack of motivation towards schoolwork that transfers to low performance and does not facilitate a good learning climate, this study aims to investigate how teaching practice can affect this. The study is partly connected to formative assessment in that it focuses on one of the key strategies of the process; making the objectives and goals of schoolwork transparent to students and sharing these with them. READ MORE
