Search for dissertations about: "classroom assessment"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 39 swedish dissertations containing the words classroom assessment.
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1. Assidere Necesse Est : Necessities and complexities regarding teachers’ assessment practices in technology education
Abstract : This thesis focuses on teachers’ assessment practices in primary and lower secondary schools for technology education (Sv. Teknik). It is grounded in my prior experience as a teacher but also addresses the national and international research fields of technology education and assessment. READ MORE
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2. Formative assessment : teacher knowledge and skills to make it happen
Abstract : Several studies have demonstrated that substantial learning gains are possible when teachers use formative assessment in their classroom practice. At the heart of most definitions of formative assessment lies the idea of collecting evidence of students’ thinking and learning, and based on this information modifying teaching to better meet students’ needs. READ MORE
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3. Backstage pedagogy : Compulsory school pupils’ informal social strategies when dealing with formal individual writing assignments for assessment
Abstract : Over the last decades, formal schooling has changed towards an enhanced focus on the individual pupil’s achievements. This comprises formative assessment such as visualizing pupils’ learning processes, as well as summative assessment in terms of increased number and importance of National tests. READ MORE
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4. Educative assessment for/of teacher competency : a study of assessment and learning in the ”Interactive examination” for student teachers
Abstract : The aim of this dissertation is to explore some of the problems associated with introducing authentic assessment in teacher education. In the first part of the dissertation the question is investigated, through a literature review, whether the use of scoring rubrics can aid in supporting credible assessment of complex performance, and at the same time support student learning of such complex performance. READ MORE
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5. Assessment for learning : a case study in mathematics education
Abstract : The aim of this study was to introduce a formative-assessment practice in a mathematics classroom, by implementing the five strategies of the formative-assessment framework proposed by Wiliam and Thompson (2007), in order to investigate: (a) if this change in assessment practices had a positive influence on students’ mathematical learning and, if this was the case, (b) which these changes were, and (c) how the teacher and students perceived these changes in relation to the new teaching-learning environment. The study was conducted in a mathematics classroom during the students’ first year in upper-secondary school. READ MORE