Dissertations / Theses: 'Formative assessment'

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Stevens, Lisa Russell. "Culturally responsive formative assessment." Montana State University, 2012. http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2012/stevens/StevensL0812.pdf.

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The purpose of this study was to measure teachers' comfort levels, and understanding of cultural responsiveness, formative assessment, and inquiry-based science and math instruction in a kindergarten through fifth grade school with a 100% population of Native American students. A group of five teachers accepted the invitation to explore culturally responsive formative instruction in math and science. Survey information, teacher observations, interviews, and a checklist of formative assessment methods used by teachers, were used to gather baseline data. The data was than used to determine levels of implementation of CRFA by teachers.

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Oxenford-O'Brian, Julie. "Formative assessment in context." Thesis, University of Colorado at Denver, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3605480.

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This dissertation responds to critical gaps in current research on formative assessment practice which could limit successful implementation of this practice within the K-12 classroom context. The study applies a socio cultural perspective of learning to interpret a cross-case analysis of formative assessment practice occurring during one mathematics instructional unit in a 5^th and one in a 6^th grade classroom. It illustrates how a fully defined theoretical foundation deepens understanding of the roles of formative assessment in learning, posits a working definition by which the describe what formative assessment practice looks like and sounds like as it is occurring in actual classrooms, and explains how the classroom social context influences formative assessment practice. The study has implications for future researchers investigating formative assessment practice; practitioners interested in implementing formative assessment practice; and policy makers evaluating the effectiveness of teachers' instructional practice.

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Wallace, William. "Formative Assessment: Benefit For All." Master's thesis, University of Central Florida, 2013. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/5884.

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This study investigated how formative assessment implemented in a fifth grade mathematics classroom with a student response system and a student self-evaluative tool affected student self-assessment. Data were collected through individual student and focus group interviews, self-assessment sheets, and teacher reflections. Formative assessment is a low stakes classroom assessment that is an assessment for learning. This study used a student response system to convey feedback from the formative assessment to both students and teacher during instruction. The student self-assessment sheet was implemented to provide a more dynamic level of feedback for students than what could be provided through the student response system alone.
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Masters
Teaching, Learning, and Leadership
Education and Human Performance
K-8 Mathematics and Science Education

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Blecher, Hannah, and Martin Hörlin. "Formative assessment in elementary school." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-40027.

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This study's purpose is to investigate formative assessment/feedback in elementary school. According to the Curriculum (2018), it is essential to use formative feedback in the classroom because it helps students progress in their learning. The aim is to see how formative assessment is conducted in English as a second language/English as a foreign language classroom. The research questions that we used were to what extent is formative feedback used in the elementary classroom? Furthermore, are there different ways of giving formative assessment in an English classroom? The primary method used has been electronic searches in two databases, such as Education research complete and ERIC. The study results will show that the teachers know that formative assessment is beneficial for the students' learning process. However, they do not use it due to the lack of experience, time and knowledge. We investigated the teachers' role in formative assessment and discussed how essential time and prioritizing are.

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Ходцева, Алла Олександрівна, Алла Александровна Ходцева, and Alla Oleksandrivna Khodtseva. "Insights into Formative Assessment in ELT." Thesis, Sumy State University, 2017. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/67243.

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Overall, the study reveals that, based on the students’ and the faculty members’ responses, the impact of assessment depends whether the assessment assesses (measures) what it intends to assess. Forms, environment, and the intended objectives of classroom assessment are the three main indicators of good assessment. The impact of assessment is significantly observable on students’ performance. The way students approach learning determines the way they think about classroom assignments and tests. Recent studies advocate for including students in the process of developing assessment tools because, as Falchikov [4, 43] states, student involvement in peer assessment adds more value to the learning process.

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Svenato, Giancarlo. ""How formative of you,teacher!"-Implementing formative assessment at Klara Södra Gymnasium." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Lärarutbildningen (LUT), 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-28450.

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Hoti, Fjorda, and Knutsson Rose-Anna Johnson. "Formative bedömning - att äga sitt lärande / Formative assessment - to own your learning." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS), 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-27583.

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Syftet med vårt examensarbete är att undersöka hur formativ bedömning används för att stötta elevers lärande i ämnet svenska.Våra frågeställningar är:• Hur kan lärare använda formativ bedömning?• Vilka uttryck har den formativa bedömningen?Vi har gjort en kvalitativ mindre strukturerad intervju med läraren Eva och hennes två elever Gabby och Fredrik samt läraren Bo och hans två elever Oskar och Cecilia. Dessutom har vi gjort en ostrukturerad observation på en av deras lektioner (Alvehus, 2013).Vår litteraturgenomgång visar att grunden för formativ bedömning vilar på de fem nyckelstrategierna. Det finns olika tekniker och feedbacksnivåer som bör anpassas efter elevernas förutsättningar och behov.Resultatet visar att lärare kan använda formativ bedömning på olika sätt och olika nivåer för att stötta elevens lärande. Eva använder sig av alla fem nyckelstrategier i enlighethet med Wiliam (i Önnerfält 2013) och Bo använder de tre första nyckelstrategierna.Resultatet visar vidare att den formativa bedömningen kan se ut på olika sätt. Eva bedömer på ett enkelt och frekvent sätt elevernas förmåga. Utifrån det styr hon undervisningen efter elevernas olika behov. Bo gör en bedömningen av var eleverna ligger och hur han sedan ska ta dem vidare till nästa steg för att nå målen. Bo ser formativ bedömning som något ständigt pågående. Han vill gärna ha elevernas åsikter om undervisningen och styr utifrån det.Vår huvudslutsats är att formativ bedömning nödvändigtvis inte behöver vara för tidskrävande. Både Eva och Bo poängterar att teknikerna bör vara effektiva för att underlätta arbetet. Vidare håller vi inte med Jönsson (2013) som påpekar att skriftlig feedback förmodligen är mer effektiv. Vårt resultat visar att elever behöver variation. Därför anser vi att man själv måste känna efter vad som fungerar för varje elev.

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Dargusch, Joanne Mary. "Formative Assessment as Contextualised Practice: Insider Accounts." Thesis, Griffith University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/366739.

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This thesis draws on a socio-cultural framework to investigate the nature and function of the formative assessment practices of Queensland teachers of Year 12 English. The thesis presents case reports that examine two teachers’ accounts of the practices they rely on in their Year 12 English classrooms to use assessment for learning. The final chapter of the thesis presents a reflection on the cases, examined against a critical review of literature and an examination of Queensland assessment policy relating to formative assessment. It provides key insights into the teachers’ formative assessment practices in a distinctive assessment setting. Year 12 is the final year of secondary school in Queensland and is therefore a high-stakes environment. In Year 12 assessment information is gathered for certification purposes, that is, for reporting student achievement at exit from a two-year course of study and from school itself. The Queensland system is described in terms of three main characteristics: school-based, externally-moderated and standards-referenced. In Year 12, all classroom assessment is designed, carried out and reported by teachers. The reference point for student achievement is defined standards, identified in subject-specific syllabus documents. External moderation by District Panels and State Review Panels made up of experienced teachers is used as part of a system of quality assurance to ensure high comparability between judgements made by schools about their students. While a focus in Year 12 English is on reporting student achievement on course completion, and for certification purposes, there is also an expectation that Queensland Senior School teachers will be engaged in assessment for formative assessment purposes. This expectation is made explicit in the English Senior Syllabus (QBSSSS, 2002b).
Thesis (Professional Doctorate)
Doctor of Education (EdD)
School of Education and Professional Studies
Arts, Education and Law
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Reid, Lesley. "Embedding formative assessment in the writing curriculum." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.428165.

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This study investigates teachers' experience of using formative assessment to enhance pupil learning in writing. Teachers were presented with a cognitive resource comprising formative assessment principles, strategies and techniques. They were asked to integrate this with existing practice in teaching and assessing writing and to reflect on the process. A mentored action research approach was adopted in a project which involved ten class teachers and five promoted staff, working in upper primary classes in three Scottish schools. Teachers maintained reflective lesson logs and gathered examples of pupil texts over the course of one academic year. These were used to focus discussion in 45 semistructured interviews with the teachers. Pupil comments collected during lesson plenary sessions and interviews with promoted staff provided data triangulation. Qualitative data in the form of transcribed interviews and documents were managed and organised using NVivo software and subjected to interpretive, interactional analysis. The findings of the study indicated that the primary teachers were able to integrate a variety of formative assessment techniques and strategies with existing practice and thereby enhance pupil learning. This involved the teachers in calling upon their prior knowledge of individual pupils and experience of teaching and assessing writing. Pupil learning gains were evidenced by improved skills in text production, the development of writer's `voice', increased feelings of pupil self efficacy and enhanced metacognitive development. A model is proposed for sharing with pupils a hierarchy of learning goals in writing through `crafting', `coaching' and `open' writing contexts. Teacher salience skills were shown to be important for the realisation of pupil learning gains. The project findings also indicated that, as formative assessment principles became embedded into practice, a more permeable relationship developed between teachers' formative and summative assessment understandings and practices

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Cooker, Lucy. "Formative (self-)assessment as autonomous language learning." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2012. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/13665/.

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While learner autonomy is often lauded as an important goal in language education, applied linguists have debated if it is a construct that has been given proper attention in terms of definition and assessment. In order to address this debate the researcher implemented a two-phase study within the context of higher education. Theories of learner autonomy, sustainable assessment and transformative learning guided the study design. In the research design, the nexus between language learner autonomy and assessment as learning was first explored in phase one of the study. Here survey methodology was used on a global scale: Findings from 45 respondents in 13 countries indicate that indeed language learner autonomy is being widely assessed, and, further that a variety of tools, evidence and people are implemented in this task. In phase two of the study, the most important stakeholders of learner autonomy - language learners - participated in Q-methodological study of their perceptions of the non-linguistic outcomes of learning in an autonomous environment: A total of 30 participants from Hong Kong, Japan and the UK completed a Q sort and interview. The findings of the Q study showed that there were six different ways of being autonomous, and these were interpreted as 'modes of autonomy'. These modes of autonomy were lastly used to devise a tool for the formative self-assessment of learner autonomy.

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Crossouard, Barbara M. "Becoming researchers : formative assessment in doctoral contexts." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.430952.

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Alaudan, Rasha. "Saudi student teachers' perceptions of formative assessment." Thesis, University of York, 2014. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/7648/.

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This study explores Saudi student teachers’ perceptions of formative assessment (FA). Recently, there has been a shift in Saudi Arabia towards a constructivist approach within education, which emphasises problem solving, analysis and research rather than memorisation and repetition. Despite these changes, FA, which is best utilised in a constructivist environment, has been overlooked. There are few studies on FA in the Arabian region, and there are no studies about student teachers’ perceptions of FA. Because FA is a new approach in Saudi Arabia, the researcher drew upon traditions of action research, in that FA was introduced by the researcher and discussed with the participants throughout the study. A purposive sample of eleven Saudi student teachers and their tutors participated in this study. Data was collected using a variety of instruments over a period of time. The process of data collection was in three stages: before, during and after school placement. Initial one-to-one semi-structured interviews were conducted with the student teachers before school placement. Thirty-three observations took place during school placement. After school placement, questionnaires and one-to-one semi-structured interviews were conducted with the student teachers, and interviews were also conducted with their tutors. Although the Saudi student teachers had been influenced by summative assessment, the main findings showed that they were enthusiastic about the idea of FA and they recommended implementing it in Saudi schools. The findings also indicated that the student teachers could learn about FA, and the researcher’s approach of connecting theory to practice through reflection seemed to be helpful in developing their knowledge about FA. The student teachers perceived that mixed abilities classrooms and time limitations — both time within lessons and the period of school placements — affected their practice of FA. The findings also suggested that in order to avoid what they seemed to identify as problematic FA techniques, the student teachers tended to focus on certain FA strategies.

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Broman, Maria, and Mattias Nilimaa. "Formativ undervisning : ett möjligt arbetssätt i specialpedagogisk verksamhet?" Thesis, Umeå University, Department of Child and Youth education, Special Education and Counselling (BUSV), 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-18294.

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Syftet med vår studie var att beskriva och analysera hur en grupp specialpedagoger arbetar med formativ undervisning. Formativ undervisning kan enligt aktuella forskningsresultat ha positiva effekter på svagpresterande elevers lärande. Vi har observerat sex specialpedagoger i deras verksamhet. Dessa sex har också sedan intervjuats. Samtliga informanter arbetar med elever i skolåren 6-9. Det är den empiri samt relevant litteratur som examensarbetet bygger på. Resultatet visade att formativ undervisning förekom i väldigt liten utsträckning. Det visade också att de specialpedagoger som ingick i vår studie inte var förtrogna med begreppet formativ undervisning. Den pedagogiska forskning som finns i ämnet är utförd i olika klassrumssituationer. Vår undersökning visar på svårigheter att överföra den till den typ av undervisningssituation som specialpedagogerna i vår studie arbetar i.

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Hegazy, Hind. "Teachers’ perceived understanding of formative assessment and how it impacts their classroom practice: A case-study investigation." Thesis, Griffith University, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/388967.

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This study examined Junior Secondary teachers’ perceived understanding of formative assessment and how it influenced teachers’ pedagogical choices and practices in the classroom. The study adopted a qualitative approach to research using interpretive phenomenological and analytical approaches to provide in-depth insight into the ways in which Junior Secondary teachers perceive, understand and apply formative assessment in their classrooms and how these practices impact student engagement with learning. Three key questions steered the research; 1) What are Junior Secondary teachers’ perceived understandings of formative assessment? 2) What are Junior Secondary teachers’ classroom practices of formative assessment? 3) How do Junior Secondary teachers’ perceptions of formative assessment influence their practices in the classroom in relation to positive student learning outcomes? Data were collected from three Junior Secondary teachers from one school through semi-structured individual interviews, focus group discussions and classroom observations. The data were analysed using Smith, Jarman & Osborn (1999) Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) framework and Wiliam and Thompson’s (1998) formative assessment model. Five themes were identified in this study; first, the study found that Junior Secondary teachers’ understanding of formative assessment is evolving and consequently their formative assessment practices were also developing. Second, teachers need to effectively embed formative assessment practices in their lessons to ensure the success of all students. Third, varying student levels meant that there is critical need to differentiate learning to meet individual students’ learning needs. Fourth, there is a need to develop common and shared expectations between systemic, school and classroom approaches to formative assessment and evaluation of students’ learning. Finally, time was an underlying theme that hindered the effective and consistent implementation of formative assessment practices.
Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Doctor of Education (EdD)
School Educ & Professional St
Arts, Education and Law
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Brink, Melanie K. "Teachers' Perceived Understanding of Formative Assessment And How This Understanding Impacts Their Own Classroom Instruction." OpenSIUC, 2017. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/dissertations/1342.

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The key purpose of this qualitative case study was to gain an understanding of classroom teachers’ perceptions of the process and impact of formative assessment on classroom instruction in a secondary school. The study was designed to obtain information about how teachers view formative assessment as part of their everyday planning and preparation, as well as sought to determine whether or not there was a correlation between teachers’ perceived understanding of formative assessment and their implementation of formative assessment in the classroom. The three main research questions that guided this study were: 1) How do teachers’ perceptions of their own understanding of formative assessment affect their instructional practice? 2) How do teachers’ perceptions of their own understanding of formative assessment evolve over time? 3) What supports exist to help teachers implement formative assessment at the high school level? The case study focused on participants who were current 9-12 public school teachers representing mathematics, physical education, and foreign language. To triangulate the data, multiple types of data were collected from the teachers. Pre- and post-surveys, unstructured interviews, focus groups, classroom observations with participant observation notes, and logs were used to collect the data. Data was then analyzed using analysis of the pre-surveys and compared with information gained from the other data sources. Data was later analyzed using the post-survey and compared with the information from other data sources to determine individual teacher growth over time. The results from the first research question indicated that teachers understood the accountability of both teachers and students in the assessment process, but required additional support in determining how student learning becomes the basis for use of formative assessment, types of different methods used, and overall teacher competencies about formative assessment. The second research question indicated that growth occurred when professional supports were given in areas where weaknesses were identified. Initially, formative assessment was viewed by many as a means of compliance with the new teacher evaluation system. With continued professional development, teachers’ acceptance of formative assessment increased as their understanding of the process dually increased. In addition, as teachers began to see growth in student achievement, their overall acceptance of formative assessment also increased. The third and final research question indicated that supports must not only be global in nature, but must also be focused on the individual. When teachers know where they are and know the target of where they want or need to be, instructional growth does occur. Supports for teacher instructional practice will vary based on identified needs, understanding of formative assessment, and the type of supports available. Recommendations for follow-up study include the use of additional focus groups, extending the formative assessment survey to include lengthening the time of the study, and a change in setting to avoid certain nuances that can occur with studying the same school district. Additionally, research should be completed on the long-term effects of personalized professional development and whether teachers continue to use formative assessment practices as they gain more extensive experience. Since this particular school was undergoing a complete system change while the study was being completed, it would be dually important to investigate a school that was not in the midst of such a change. With all the additional supports available to the teachers in this study, it is important to see if a teacher’s perceived understanding of formative assessment would continue to translate into instructional practice if whole school and individual supports were not as prevalent.

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Renlund, Julia. "Formativ bedömning : En kvalitativ studie om hur fem lågstadielärare reflekterar kring formativ bedömning och formativt arbetssätt i sin undervisning." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Lärarutbildningen, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-31630.

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In this thesis I intend to write about how five primary school teachers reflect on formative assessment and how the formative assessment of students can take place practically according to teachers. My questions are: How do the five teachers perceive on formative assessment as a pedagogical approach? How do the teachers do to assess students’ knowledge? In what way do the teachers give feedback to students?The work is based on qualitative interview method where five elementary school teachers were able to reflect on their classroom practice with a focus on formative assessment. The theoryI have chosen to work from is the so-called five key strategies of formative assessment.These strategies are about; clarifying, communicating and creating understanding of the learning objectives and criteria for progress, to achieve effective classroom discussions, activities and learning data to show that learning has taken place, to provide feedback for learning forward, toenable students to become learning resources for one another, and to enable students to own their own learning. The results of the interviews showed that a formative approach lasted in a more implicit than an explicit meaning in classrooms. The formative approach was fairly a new phenomenon and had not begun in the larger extent of the interviewed teachers’ schools yet. Assessment materials were used to clarify the learning outcomes for students. Methods andactivities in the classrooms took place on a smaller scale in the form of discussions between students. Self-assessment was considered by most teachers as something they could not imagine or was considered to be too difficult for the students because of the children's young age. The results also showed that there is a great need to make time for evaluation and to gain knowledge of articulate, reflective subject issues to provide students with

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Roos, Bertil. "ICT and formative assessment in the learning society." Doctoral thesis, Umeå : Department of Education, Umeå University, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-477.

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DiBiase, Deborah. "Formative Assessment Professional Development| Impact on Teacher Practice." Thesis, Johnson & Wales University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3621976.

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With increasing demands on student achievement as set forth by the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (2001), teachers are the catalyst for improving their students' performance (Marzano, 2000). Existing studies on the use of formative assessment as a process by which teachers elicit information of their students' progress and use that information to inform their instruction have shown promising results in student achievement gains (Wiliam & Thompson, 2007). Extensive teacher professional development is needed, however, to instill a change in teacher practice needed to successfully employ formative assessment resulting in improved student achievement (Trumbull & Lash, 2013; Wiley & Heritage, 2010).

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between Linking Learning and Assessment professional development (including online training modules and communities of practice) as well as other forms of professional development on formative assessment and resulting self-perceived teacher practice, and what aspects of the professional development teachers found meaningful in improving their practice.

This study utilized a mixed-methods design. A questionnaire was administered to middle level educators (N=82) throughout the state followed by a focus group interview (N=5). Quantitative data analysis consisted of descriptive statistics, correlations, Anova, and t-tests. Qualitative data were obtained through open-ended questions and the focus group. Content analysis was conducted to analyze the qualitative data obtained through the focus group interview and the open-ended questions on the questionnaire.

A major finding of this study is that most teachers are in the early stages of implementing the formative assessment process and have begun to realize the power of formative assessment. Those who have had ongoing and intensive training have begun to see meaningful changes in their practice. Professional development found to be most meaningful to teachers includes: collaboration, active learning opportunities and coherence. In addition, teachers expressed the need for professional development to be differentiated to meet their individual needs.

The results of this study may serve to inform teachers, administrators, districts and state departments of education when developing and implementing professional development in general as well as professional development on formative assessment.

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Bligh, Brett. "Formative computer based assessment in diagram based domains." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2007. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/13569/.

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This research argues that the formative assessment of student coursework in free-form, diagram-based domains can be automated using CBA techniques in a way which is both feasible and useful. Formative assessment is that form of assessment in which the objective is to assist the process of learning undertaken by the student. The primary deliverable associated with formative assessment is feedback. CBA courseware provides facilities to implement the full lifecycle of an exercise through an integrated, online system. This research demonstrates that CBA offers unique opportunities for student learning through formative assessment, including allowing students to correct their solutions over a larger number of submissions than it would be feasible to allow within the context of traditional assessment forms. The approach to research involves two main phases. The first phase involves designing and implementing an assessment course using the CourseMarker / DATsys CBA system. This system, in common with may other examples of CBA courseware, was intended primarily to conduct summative assessment. The benefits and limitations of the system are identified. The second phase identifies three extensions to the architecture which encapsulate the difference in requirements between summative assessment and formative assessment, presents a design for the extensions, documents their implementation as extensions to the CourseMarker / DATsys architecture and evaluates their contribution. The three extensions are novel extensions for free-form CBA which allow the assessment of the aesthetic layout of student diagrams, the marking of student solutions where multiple model solutions are acceptable and the prioritisation and truncation of feedback prior to its presentation to the student. Evaluation results indicate that the student learning process can be assisted through formative assessment which is automated using CBA courseware. The students learn through an iterative process in which feedback upon a submitted student coursework solution is used by the student to improve their solution, after which they may re-submit and receive further feedback.

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Gulliver, John. "Understanding formative assessment in extended classroom curricular interaction." Thesis, University of Plymouth, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/429.

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This thesis relates to the debates about assessment in education that marked the final years of the 20th century. It attends to the assertion, widely made in policy pronouncements within and beyond the UK, at every level of the education system, that assessment is an integral part of teaching, pronouncements seen by some writers as rhetoric-driven and atheoretical. It focuses in particular on formative assessment, with its underlying assumption that, to be effective, teaching must match the cognitive requirements of learners. The study examines the psychological and epistemological foundations of this assertion, contends that both are problematic, and confirms that advances in theoretical understanding are required. It argues that, to secure these advances, laboratory-based investigations of tutoring must be complemented by studies of what proficient teachers do in complex classroom settings. At the centre of this work is one such investigation, a case study of one teacher's practice in relation to the humanities curriculum within an English primary school. The enquiry is in the interpretive tradition, in that the understandings developed are founded on the perceptions of the teacher involved. With regard to this teacher, the principal findings are four. Matching involves the continuous calibration of teaching action to perceptions of learners' needs within extended interaction, not discrete assessment encounters. His evaluative concerns involve fine discriminations of both thinking and feeling. What is involved is ultimately understandable in terms of his broad educational philosophy. In this sense, his formative assessment practice is integral to his teaching. In this light, it is suggested that efforts to shape an adequate theory of formative assessment that is relevant to classroom settings within a social constructivist framework may require to embrace extended teacher-pupil interaction as well as discrete assessment encounters. This points to a need for a reconceptualisation of formative assessment, placing teacher consciousness at its centre.

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Rafael, Rebecka, and Marcus Oredsson. "Forms of Formative Assessment on Writing: Students’ Perceptions." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-31560.

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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. It also highlights what teachers perceive as key strategies in formative assessment, and how they report applying these strategies for improving students writing when teaching English 6. How teachers report clarifying, sharing, and explaining learning goals and criteria for success to their English 6 students is also discussed. The study was carried out by using mixed methods research and included a student questionnaire, a student focus group interview, and individual teacher interviews. Our results show important similarities and crucial differences in how students and teachers perceive different forms of formative assessment on writing, as well as how they perceive the learning goals and criteria for success in the subject of English 6. Moreover, our study identifies the need for further research on the perceptions of formative assessment on writing from a student viewpoint. In addition, we present ideas on how teachers could work with different forms of formative assessment to better meet the students’ needs.

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Johansson, Jonna, and Marie Nilsson. "Feedback as Formative Assessment on EFL Students’ Writing." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-35605.

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Providing feedback on students’ written tasks is a common aspect in today’s classrooms. Feedback affects students’ written language learning by either enhancing it or hindering it, depending on what, how and when it is given. The purpose of this degree project is to research how teachers perceive students’ writing process, how they give feedback on students’ written tasks in a primary EFL classroom, and the reasons behind their chosen strategies. Semi-structured interviews with two English teachers teaching years 4-6 were used as a method for this study. To support and analyse the data from the interviews, this project contains an overview of the fields of written language learning, formative assessment, effective formative feedback and writing as a process using literature and previous research. The literature and research show that teaching writing in a foreign language should focus on enhancing students’ interest in writing by supporting their curiosity and willingness to become writers. This can be done by focusing on content of a text instead of grammar or spelling, as this does not support young learners in their writing process. Teachers therefore need to provide feedback on aspects such as content, coherence and structure and give students information on how they can proceed in and improve a task. That is when the feedback will have the most positive effect on students’ learning. Further, the process-based approach of writing is argued to be beneficial for students’ learning as it encourages students to take an active part in their writing process. The major conclusions of this study are that the two teachers prefer to give informal and oral selective feedback on students’ writing tasks during the task. They give feedback once or twice on a task and often in the middle, to scaffold a progression. However, this is not in alignment with process-based writing. The study also shows that the two teachers are not aware of the theories underpinning writing as a process. Instead, they are well trained in ways of formative assessment and scaffolding language learning, but not the process-based approach of writing.

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Kozlak, Jonathan Michael. "Effect of formative assessment on achievement in mathematics /." Full Text (HTML) Full Text (PDF) Abstract, 2009. http://eprints.ccsu.edu/archive/00000565/02/2005FT.htm.

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Thesis (M.S.) -- Central Connecticut State University, 2009.
Thesis advisor: Philip P. Halloran. "... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Mathematics." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 36-39). Also available via the World Wide Web.

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Decoff, Michelle. "Fostering formative assessment in Hong Kong primary classrooms." Thesis, Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2008. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B42554111.

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Gates, April A. "Wyoming teachers' knowledge and use of formative assessment." Laramie, Wyo. : University of Wyoming, 2008. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1594494651&sid=2&Fmt=2&clientId=18949&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Radford, Brian W. "The Effect of Formative Assessments on Teaching and Learning." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2010. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd3497.pdf.

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Radford, Brian W. "The Effect of Formative Assessments on Language Performance." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2014. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/3978.

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This study sought to improve the language learning outcomes at the Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah. Young men and women between the ages of 19-24 are taught a foreign language in an accelerated environment. In an effort to improve learning outcomes, computer-based practice and teaching of language performance criteria were provided to missionaries in an effort to allow them to progress at their own pace outside of the classroom. The effect of computer-based practice and the teaching of language performance criteria were assessed in a 2x2 factorial design. The dependent variable was speaking proficiency in the Spanish language. This variable was assessed in two different ways: (a) human-rated speaking proficiency and (b) computer-scored speaking proficiency. Results suggest that the teaching of language performance criteria increases speaking proficiency over those who are not taught the criteria. Missionary trainee responses also indicate that the training of criteria helped the trainees to evaluate their own performance and the performance of other language speakers. Missionary trainees also reported that this training helped them to see their own progress and to set appropriate learning goals.

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Nkuna, Victor Rhulani. "The role of classroom formative assessment practice in Geography." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/80496.

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This study aimed to investigate the role of classroom formative assessment practice in geography. Although geography enjoys a good pass rate percentage in the Grade 12 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations, the concern remains about the average and the number of distinctions produced annually. A Framework for Learning-Oriented Assessment was used as a conceptual framework which guided this study. Research questions that guided this study aimed at investigating the possible role of classroom formative strategies or techniques on learner performance in geography, the extent to which School-Based Assessment (SBA) is used as a formative tool, the provision of feedback and the learners’ role in geography assessment. The qualitative data was collected through structured interviews, document analysis and observation involving six FET phase geography teachers from three different schools in Tshwane West District (D15). The findings of this study indicated that the participating Geography teachers in the FET phase were committed to using differential assessment practices in their classroom to improve their learners’ results. Though, their main focus was on summative assessment, and little attention was given to the formative assessment practice. It was against this background that this study recommended that Geography teachers should be formally trained/workshopped on assessment strategies. Secondly, there is a need to infuse SBA effectively as a formative assessment aspect of the curriculum in order to improve learner performance. Lastly, to further research the significance of assessment for learning in the South African context to strengthen the education system.
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Ivarsson, Emma, and Therese Winqwist. ""Bedömning är ju att man ska sätta betyg" : En kvalitativ studie av lärares tankar om bedömning." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Sektionen för lärarutbildning (LUT), 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-15563.

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Syftet med följande studie är att undersöka hur gymnasielärare kan resonera kring bedömning. Fokus ligger på huruvida respondenterna har ett i huvudsak formativt eller summativt förhållningssätt, samt vilka möjligheter respektive hinder de ser i formativa bedömningsmetoder. Empirin har insamlats genom intervjuer, och visar att respondenterna har en summativ syn på bedömning där betygsskalan är central. De möjligheter som ses i formativa metoder är ökad medvetenhet hos eleverna samt tydlighet gällande kursmål. De hinder som tas upp gäller elevernas mognad, lärarens osäkerhet och otillräckliga kunskap samt tidsåtgången.
The purpose of this study is to investigate how upper secondary school teachers reflect on assessment. The aim is to examine whether the interviewed teachers think of assessment in a summative or formative way, and also which possibilities and obstacles they see in formative assessment methods. The result shows that the teachers have a summative approach where the grades are central. The possibilities mentioned are the pupils’ increased awareness of their learning process and the clarification of the course objectives. The obstacles brought up consider the pupils’ immatureness, the teacher’s insecurity and insufficient knowledge, as well as the time limit.

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Underwood, Molly. "Assessing assessment: the impact of formative assessment training on science teacher classroom methods." Montana State University, 2012. http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2012/underwood/UnderwoodM0812.pdf.

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Formative assessment is a different way to evaluate student needs and is unique from traditional summative assessment in both implementation and outcome. In short, formative assessment takes place during the process of learning rather than simply judging how much knowledge was gained after the process is over. While previous studies have generated promising data supporting formative assessment, adoption of the technique by classroom teachers can suffer from a lack of training and support. To understand the role of university training in formative assessment, a cohort of teachers enrolled as graduate students participated in pre and post-treatment surveys and interviews. In this case, "treatment" was EDCI 504 Evaluation and Measurement in Education. The cohort represented the experience and attitude of participants enrolled in the course, after the completion of the course and retrospectively, one to three years later. The data showed that the course directly influences the participant's teaching practices and frequency of formative assessment use in the classroom. The gradual increase in use up through a retrospective group demonstrated that formal university training in these methods can give rise to new evaluative practices.

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Leijon, Nathalie, and Theresa Spindelberger. "Själv- och kamratbedömning : En undersökning av lärares och elevers uppfattningar kring själv- och kamratbedömning." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Sektionen för lärarutbildning (LUT), 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-22076.

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Eriksson, Maria. "Teachers' and students' experiences and perceptions of formative assessment." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS), 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-30565.

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This research paper looks at teachers’ views, and use, of formative assessment in the subject of English 6. It also highlights students understanding and processing of feedback and their opinions of eight assessment tools. The study was carried out using mixed methods research with individual teacher interviews, a student focus group interview, and a questionnaire. My finding shows the difficulties with identifying formative assessment and working with this in a way that helps students in their development of English 6, and the need for tools to make feedback and guidance clearer for students. Furthermore, this study identifies the need for guidance from the Swedish national agency of education regarding how teachers should incorporate formative assessment in their classroom.

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Pridmore, Valerie June. "Raising achievement through formative assessment in design and technology." Thesis, Brunel University, 2003. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/5872.

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Spady, Rebecca. "Correlating Formative Self-Assessment of Education Graduate Online Programs." Thesis, Concordia University Irvine, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10929776.

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As we become more advanced technologically in our online educational courses, it is imperative that we also incorporate effective research-based practices such as the use of formative assessment. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of formative self-assessment to academic achievement and self-efficacy in online graduate courses. The research included a review of online education, formative assessment, self-efficacy, and associated learning theories.

A mixed methods study was used that included quantitative and qualitative data for triangulation of the study results. A correlational research design was used for the quantitative approach and a phenomenological research design was used for the qualitative approach. The correlational research design was chosen to examine the relationships between variables and to describe the current state. The phenomenological research design was chosen because the study was focused on the relationship of a particular phenomenon to the participant’s cognitive and dispositional experiences. The subjects included students that were enrolled in Master’s in Education or Doctor of Education courses from three universities located in Southern California. The methodology included student self-assessment through a project rubric, a survey to operationalize academic achievement, and a survey and interviews to operationalize student self-efficacy. While the statistical findings did not reflect strong correlations, the non-statistical findings reflected a positive relationship between formative self-assessment as it related to academic achievement and student self-efficacy in online graduate programs. Formative self-assessment provides online educators with a tool to enhance the course effectiveness and the overall learning process.

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Stanton, Kenneth C. "Engineering Faculty Motivation for and Engagement in Formative Assessment." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/26361.

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The purposes of this study were to conduct an exploratory study of the status quo of engineering faculty motivation for and engagement in formative assessment, and to conduct a preliminary validation of a motivational model, based in self-determination theory, that explains relationships between these variables. To do so, a survey instrument was first developed and validated, in accordance with a process prescribed in the literature, that measured individual engineering faculty members’ motivational traits and engagement regarding formative assessment, as no such instrument existed. The survey asked engineering faculty about their satisfaction of autonomy, competence, and relatedness needs, degree of self-determined motivation experienced, and engagement, all relative to formative assessment of student learning. Data from the final instrument were obtained from a stratified national sample of approximately 2,500 U.S. engineering faculty, attaining 223 responses, and was first evaluated for validity and reliability. The major validity check utilized was to review two examples of formative assessment that respondents provided and then discard data from invalid responses; over 70% of responses qualified as valid. Only responses with valid examples of formative assessment were used, indicating that the inferences drawn from this study only directly pertain to faculty who understand formative assessment, a subset of the U.S. engineering faculty population. The reliability of instrument constructs was evaluated through use of Cronbach's Alpha, including removal of low-scoring survey items. Following, the remaining data were analyzed with descriptive statistics to evaluate trends and with linear regression to validate the motivational model. Results show that, for the subset of engineering faculty studied, engagement in formative assessment is positive, motivation for it is self-determined and largely derives from faculty identifying its contribution to teaching and learning, and needs of autonomy, competence, and relatedness are moderately to highly satisfied. Further, from testing of the motivational model, it can be reasonably concluded that faculty engagement is significantly predicted by self-determined motivation, but the prediction of self-determined motivation by motivational needs has a caveat: the self-determined motivation of male engineering faculty was predicted by autonomy and relatedness, but by autonomy and competence for females.
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Tavernier, Mark D. "Formative Reading Program Assessment: An Interim Tool for Improvement." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/26770.

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The purpose of this study was to develop and test a classroom observation inventory as a formative program implementation tool. This formative study of a district's primary (kindergarten through second grade) literacy program implementation was conducted in an effort to provide information that will improve and hopefully strengthen the program and serve as a tool for other districts that are implementing similar programs. The passage of the No Child Left Behind Act by Congress in 2002 (Public Law 107-110) signaled the beginning of a renewed emphasis on the impact of educational programs, specifically literacy instruction and assessment. All states that accept NCLB monies must create standards and design an assessment system that will measure adequate yearly progress (AYP) for all students, with the goal of all students being proficient in reading by the 2014 fiscal year. In an effort to meet this federal mandate, school districts will continue to pour even more money into programs that promise to escalate the literacy achievement of all students. The general concepts of program evaluation are reviewed as they relate to the context of this study as well as several studies that have been designed to determine the effective components of specific literacy programs that focus instruction and ultimately improve student achievement. The classroom observation tool that was used in this study, while unobtrusive, is highly structured with protocols for recording specific attributes focused around five domains of effective literacy instruction. A quantitative rating for each item on the instrument was assigned. Results of the observation are reported using descriptive and inferential statistics that compare the observation instrument elements by grade level and school type within each of the instrument's domains.
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Drost, Bryan R. "An Action Research Study: Engaging in Authentic Formative Assessment." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1331854242.

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Krause, Jennifer M., and Kason M. O'Neil. "Plickers: A Formative Assessment App for the Innovative Educator." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/4025.

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Dong, Yue. "The Role of Technology in Implementing Formative Assessment among LanguageInstructors." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1611675150673452.

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Hoover, Nancy. "A Descriptive Study of Teachers' Instructional Use of Student Assessmetn Data." VCU Scholars Compass, 2009. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2017.

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The overarching question for this study is: to what extent are teachers using summative assessment data in a formative way? A survey research design study was implemented to address this question. A web-based survey was administered to elementary, middle, and high school teachers in a large, suburban school division in central Virginia. The survey data were used to determine the frequency with which teachers administered specific types of summative assessments, analyzed student summative assessment data, made changes in their instructional practice as a result of their analysis, and the level of teachers’ assessment literacy. The results of this study suggest teachers are administering a variety of summative assessments, with varying frequencies, throughout the year and analyzing data on a regular basis. Teachers’ formative use of summative assessment data is most often demonstrated through analysis using central tendency statistics. Disaggregating data by content standards or student subgroups is not as frequently attempted. Regardless of the methods of data analysis, an overwhelming majority of teachers reported using assessment data results to evaluate their instructional practice and make changes to enhance student learning. The assessment literacy level of teachers did not appear to have any influence on the extent to which they use summative assessments in a formative way. However, assessment literacy scores did differ across teacher characteristics. High school teachers had a higher assessment literacy score than elementary school teachers, and teachers with graduate degrees scored higher than those with a bachelor’s degree. Experience mattered as well; more experienced teachers had a higher assessment literacy score than beginning teachers. Finally, science and mathematics teachers had a higher assessment literacy score than elementary teachers. The findings of this study give building administrators and staff development leaders insight into current instructional practices of teachers. Additionally, a general measure of assessment literacy establishes a baseline from which educational leaders can develop future training to raise the assessment literacy of teachers

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Tunstall, Patricia Ann. "New educational assessment and the construction of reality." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2000. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10020354/.

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Nordberg, Parekh Noopur, and Anja Schultzberg. ""Vad är formtativ bedömning för dig?" : - En intervjustudie av lärares förståelse av formativ bedömning." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-265543.

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In Swedish schools the interest for formative assessment practices has increased during the last decade. This can partly be seen as a response to Sweden’s poor performance in international tests and rankings but it is also reflecting the advancement of knowledge within the field. This research paper aims to examine teachers understandings of the term formative assessment and what practices they associate to the term. It is carried out by semi-structured interviews of primary school teachers. The material has then been subjected to an inductive content analysis. To ensure reliability of the results teachers have been chosen from two different municipalities and four different schools. One of the municipalities has an explicit interest in formative assessment and has developed a local program for teachers to participate in. The results of the study show a vide range of varieties in how teachers comprehend the term formative assessment. The lack of a common understanding of the term creates consequences for the equality of education, both between classrooms and between schools. Furthermore the results show that there is a correlation between the time and support teachers are given to implement formative assessment in their teachings and the depth of their understanding of the term. If the results are confirmed by further research and causality is established, further steps should be taken to examine key factors for a successful implementation.

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Forbes, Ellen White. "Improving the knowledge and use of formative assessment a case study of a model of formative assessment in a K-3 science curriculum /." Access to citation, abstract and download form provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company; downloadable PDF file, 139 p, 2007. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1362531011&sid=9&Fmt=2&clientId=8331&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Pierson, David Riley. "Elementary teachers' assessment actions and elementary science education: formative assessment enactment in elementary science." Thesis, University of Iowa, 2013. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/5043.

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A comparative case study was conducted of two elementary science teachers' enactment of a formative assessment strategy, known as Reflective Assessment. Qualitative analysis of three data sources addressed the two research questions of the differences in enactment of RA and what those differences look like. This study suggests that differences do exist in how teachers implement formative assessment in the enactment of the same science curricula, though further investigation into this is needed.

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Strong, Dawn. "The Impact of the Accountability Movement on Principal Evaluation: Understanding the Role of Formative Versus Summative Assessment." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/20467.

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This study analyzed the required inclusion of school test scores in the yearly evaluation of school principals within the current school reform and standards and accountability movements of both the federal and state departments of education. Extant data from a single school district in Oregon was used for this study, and included: (a) district-wide elementary principal summative performance evaluation scores, (b) district-wide fourth and fifth grade fall and spring reading curriculum-based measures scores curriculum-based measures, (c) 2013 and 2014 spring reading scores from the Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (OAKS-R), and (d) student demographic variables. The student non-academic predictor variables (demographic risk factors) included in the study were (a) attendance, (b) English Language Proficiency (ELP), (c) Free and Reduced Meals (FARMS), (d) percent Other-than-White, and (e) Special Education. Multiple regression analyses were used to determine which assessment and/or non-assessment factors accounted for differences between principals’ summative evaluation scores. The results indicated that Summative Principal Ratings are poor predictors of the academic success of all students whether using large-scale summative assessment (OAKS-R) or formative assessments (easyCBM), with all measures only accounting for a miniscule portion of the Summative Principal Rating variance. However, demographic variables were slightly more related to the Summative Principal Rating. Practical implications of using student test scores to hold principals accountable for the academic results of all students are discussed in relation to district administrative policy and placement procedures for administrators and teachers, examining the behaviors and practices of teachers’ whose students have shown the most gains, and using these successful teacher practices a basis for teacher-to-teacher district-wide professional development. Finally, suggestions for future research in the areas of improving principal evaluation systems and the study of direct and indirect impacts principals have on student success and achievements are discussed.

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Bennett-Perro, Whitney Rae. "How Elementary Teachers Determine Meaningful Homework Assignments." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7365.

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A self-study at a local elementary school revealed that homework assignments appeared to be at lower levels of Bloom’s taxonomy, and students were inadequately prepared for summative assessments that required the application and critical thinking levels of Bloom’s taxonomy. Formative assessment data, ideally, drives teachers’ instructional decisions in the classroom. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to better understand the formative assessment processes that drive instructional decision making. The conceptual framework by Chappuis and influenced by Black and Wiliam includes the strategic process for successful formative assessment teaching and learning. The research questions explored the use of homework as a formative assessment in classrooms. In this intrinsic case study, data collection included face to face interviews with 10 general education Grade 3-5 teachers in 2 different schools within the same, a 2- week document analysis of homework assigned in language arts and mathematics, and a focus group of participants. The data were analyzed with open coding followed by axial coding to determine themes. Member checking and triangulation were used to ensure validity and accuracy. The themes that emerged from the coded data identified ineffective teacher use of feedback, self-assessment, and learning targets—essential practices of the formative assessment process. Improving the formative assessment process for teaching and learning may encourage positive social change through promoting teacher selfefficacy and collaboration through a professional development paired with a professional learning community. This study may also lead teachers to change their formative assessment processes and provide guided instruction that enhances student learning outcomes.

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Jones, Brenda Hudson. "Examining the Relationship Between the Use of Formative Assessments in the Middle School Classroom and Select Causal Factors." DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, 2015. http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/cauetds/11.

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This study examines the relationship between the use of formative assessment in the middle school classroom and select causal factors. For the purpose of this study, the definition of formative assessments is that proposed by Heritage, Kim, Vendliski, and Herman as, “A systematic process to continuously gather evidence and provide feedback about learning while instruction is under way” (2009, p. 1). Factors affecting the use of formative assessments explored in this study include leadership behaviors, professional development, the influence of instructional coaches, and aspects of teacher demographics. Through a mixed-method design, utilizing both a quantitative and qualitative approach, data were collected and analyzed. The quantitative data showed no any significant relationship between formative assessment and the independent variables of leadership behavior, professional development, and the influence of instructional coaches. The data showed that in the area of teacher demographics, there did exist a significant relationship between the grade level taught and the use of formative assessments, suggesting that teachers in the highest grade level (grade 8) had the highest frequency of use. Data collected through the qualitative research revealed that the school in which more frequent professional development training was provided by the school’s instructional coach in the area of formative assessment strategies, the frequency of their use was more prevalent. The findings suggest that the influence of the instructional coach is a factor in teachers’ use of formative assessment. Results from this study add to the body of evidence relating to use of formative assessment. As a result of the findings, the position of instructional coach and how they impact student achievement is recommended for further study.

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Andersson, Sanna. "Formativ bedömning inom svenskämnet : En studie av en lärares och elevers feedback samt upplevelser av återkoppling och kamratbedömning." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Lärarutbildningen, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-29102.

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The purpose of this study was to investigate formative assessment and formative feedbacks effects on students. One teacher describes through interviews her experiences of formative assessment and feedback. Also the students' perceptions are described. It is examined through observations, how different types of feedback is communicated by the teacher to the student and among students. This study wanted to highlight the effects formative assessment and formative feedback may have on their learning and motivation. This with particular interest in the Swedish lessons. I chose to concentrate on this following questions: What types of feedback communicates from teacher to student, and students among each other? How does one teacher describe her feedback and how it affects student motivation and learning process? What is the student’s thoughts on the feedback they give and receive from each other and how it affects their motivation and learning process? Formative assessment includes five strategies that shape the students to reach the goal in which three actors are involved. Those are the teacher, other students and the pupil. One of the five strategies is formative feedback, that can identify and provide the student information which helps the student to gain insight on how a task should be solved. Different types of feedback are identified by Hattie and Timperley and had the function as analyses tools in this study. The method of this study was qualitative, though I have done observations in one classroom of 26 students for five days and interviews with one teacher and 10 pupils in the school year 3 (9-10 year-olds). The result showed that the teacher used mostly process-oriented feedback and the pupils became to use it through time. The result also indicated that the students' learning process and motivation was affected to the extent that they were more independent, seeking feedback from peers and became more engaged in the lessons with time.

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Mohamed, Niuma. "Assessment in Male’ Schools: Three Maldivian Primary Teachers' Knowledge, Beliefs, & Typical Assessment Practices." Thesis, University of Canterbury. School of Educational Studies and Leadership, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/8686.

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Assessment practice in Maldivian schools is undergoing change. The newly developed draft of Maldivian National Curriculum with associated documents aligns assessment, instruction, and curriculum to provide optimum learning conditions for students. The Maldivian Ministry of Education (MOE), in collaboration with UNICEF, has introduced quality indicators for the Child Friendly Baraabaru School (CFBS) based on the Maldivian National Curriculum. These indicators stress the importance of maintaining a balance between assessment for learning (formative assessment) and assessment of learning (summative assessment). The dissemination and implementation of best practices in formative assessment are currently underway in Maldivian schools. This study portrays a “snapshot in time” of assessment practices of three teachers and utilizes the findings to provide an insight into the MOE’s initiative of assessment innovations in Maldivian classrooms and schools. The study found that the three teachers have to practice formative assessment within high quality interactions based on thoughtful questions, attend to responses, and with observation and documentation to reflect a valid picture of the whole child. Nevertheless, the study also showed how the three teachers separated assessment from teaching and learning as well as how the teachers documented and reported this assessment data. There is a strong element of competition for academic achievement, as reported in grades and numerical scores. The competition is amongst students, teachers and parents. This competition appears to get in the way of assessment being used to support teaching and learning. Nonetheless, when the research data was explored through a formative assessment lens, there was also evidence of formative assessment being used in the normal day-to-day happenings in the three classrooms. The teachers in this study were not always confident in their use of formative assessment, and did not necessarily recognize when they were using formative assessment strategies. They all wanted all of their students to be successful learners, and they wanted to be good teachers. The study shows some of the complexities that teachers face when implementing new approaches to assessment.

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Gilerman, Daniel. "Matematiklärares arbete med bedömning för lärande på gymnasiet : - En hermeneutisk studie om matematiklärares arbetssätt med de fem nyckelstrategierna på gymnasiet." Thesis, Örebro universitet, Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-57447.

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Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka hur matematiklärare på gymnasiet arbetar med bedömning för lärande (BFL). Bedömning för lärande, som oftast också kallas formativ bedömning, handlar om att lärare på olika sätt använder sig av bedömningsprocesser i syfte att främja elevers lärandeutveckling. Genom att förhålla sig till och använda de fem nyckelstrategierna kan matematiklärare arbeta med bedömning och undervisning för att de ska verka i lärandets tjänst hos eleverna. De fem nyckelstrategierna för BFL är:1. Att tydliggöra mål och bedömningskriterier2. Att skapa situationer som gör lärandet synligt3. Att ge nyanserad och framåtriktad respons/återkoppling4. Att aktivera eleverna som resurser för varandra Att aktivera eleverna som ägare av den egna lärandeprocessen Studiens teoretiska utgångspunkt är den hermeneutiska ansatsen, där förförståelse och förståelse, men också del och helhet, är viktiga begrepp. Genom en användning av den egna förförståelsen av BFL-konceptet, tidigare forskning om BFL samt matematiklärares intervjusvar, har en helhetsförståelse kunnat erhållas vad gäller hur matematiklärare på gymnasiet beskriver att de arbetar med bedömning för lärande, som är studiens forskningsfråga.Resultaten av denna intervjustudie utgörs av beskrivningar av fyra gymnasiematematiklärares bedömningsarbete ur ett BFL-perspektiv, och kategoriseringen av det erhållna intervjumaterialet sker utifrån de fem nyckelstrategierna. Studien visade bland annat att återkopplingsstrategin (nummer 3), som kan betraktas som den viktigaste av alla strategier, används av matematiklärarna på olika sätt och regelbundet i klassrummet. Detta genom att till exempel samtala och ge eleverna omedelbar återkoppling när de arbetar med uppgifter i klassrummet, och på så vis direkt på plats ge eleverna feedback kring vad de gjort fel i en uppgift, samt hur de kan fortsätta för att förbättra sig.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Formative assessment'

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