Essays about: "Formative Assessment"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 65 essays containing the words Formative Assessment.

  1. 26. Promoting conceptual understanding in high-school physics : Exploring the effects of using an audience response system

    University essay from KTH/Lärande

    Author : Diana Diez; [2021]
    Keywords : Audience response system; Mentimeter; formative assessment; peer instruction; physics; Publiksvarssystem; Mentimeter; formativ bedömning; kamratlärande; gymnasiefysik;

    Abstract : Research shows that students may be proficient in solving physics problem mathematically but still lack a fundamental understanding of the phenomena in question. One reason may be that a traditional approach to physics instruction emphasises instructors transfer of material to the students and problem-solving, sometimes at the expense of conceptional understanding. READ MORE

  3. 27. Effects of Teachers’ Knowledge of formative assessment on teachers’ practices & students’ metacognition : A literature review

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

    Author : Nidal Sulieman; Abeer Wannus; [2021]
    Keywords : formative assessment; student’s metacognition; peer assessment; teacher’s knowledge; teacher’s practice; self-regulation; classroom practices; student’s performance.;

    Abstract : This literature review examines two major areas: firstly, the impact of teachers’ knowledge about formative assessment on teachers' practices in the classroom; secondly, the role of formative assessment in raising students’ metacognition and how formative activities lead to raising students’ self-awareness and self-regulation. This paper also aims to shed light on the interdependence relation between formative assessment and teaching in general. READ MORE

  4. 28. The ungraded life is not worth living? Criteria compliance in the philosophy classroom

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för filosofi, lingvistik och vetenskapsteori

    Author : Riitta Itäkylä; [2020-02-27]
    Keywords : criteria compliance; market discourse; formative assessment; knowledge requirements; philosophy syllabus; philosophy teaching;

    Abstract : Following the educational reforms of the 1990s and the focus on measurable results and achievement documentation, teachers and learners in Sweden have increasingly come to embrace an instrumentalist view on knowledge at the cost of lifelong learning. As market discourse and economic interests have gained ground in the educational realm, the democratic and humanist dimensions of learning and knowledge have diminished in size, in discourse as well as empirical practice. READ MORE

  5. 29. Formative Assessment for Learning EFL in Europe : A systematic literature review

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Pontus Jönsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Formative assessment; feedback; EFL and Sweden;

    Abstract : This systematic literature review analyses nine research articles about formative assessment and feedback practices in the European EFL context. The aim is to explore previous research about how teachers and students in EFL education employ, process and experience feedback in both oral and written forms. READ MORE

  6. 30. An Investigation of Formative Feedback and its Impact on Student Writing

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

    Author : Guuled Hassan; [2020]
    Keywords : Formative assessment; writing development;

    Abstract : AbstractThis study investigates formative feedback comments given by instructors and the potential effects of the comments on students writing development. This research topic is examined from the perspective of the Swedish curriculum for English at upper secondary school and draws from international studies to identify potential implications for the Swedish context. READ MORE