Search for dissertations about: "formative assessment"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 29 swedish dissertations containing the words formative assessment.

  2. 11. Assessment for learning : a case study in mathematics education

    Author : Andreia Balan; Malmö högskola; []
    Keywords : assessment for learning; scoring rubrics; peer assessment; peer feedback;

    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

  4. 12. Technology-enhanced formative assessment in higher education : An intervention design of scaffolding student self-regulated learning

    Author : Bernard Bahati; Uno Fors; Preben Hansen; Evode Mukama; Annika Lantz-Andersson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Technology-enhanced learning; formative e-assessment; self-regulated learning; blended learning; Information Society; informationssamhället;

    Abstract : As online learning is increasingly adopted in higher education institutions, many instructors are faced with the challenges of devising and implementing effective pedagogical practices that advance student learning. One of the challenges points to the design and development of assessment activities that truly inform the teaching and learning process. READ MORE

  5. 13. Assessment and Study Strategies : A study among Rwandan Students in Higher Education

    Author : Innocent Sebasaza Mugisha; Sven Andersson; Elisabeth Ahlstrand; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : Higher Education; students’ conceptions of assessment; cue-seeking; studying the teacher; individual and group study strategies; alternative modes of assessment; Högre utbildning; studenters uppfattningar av bedömning; ‘cue-seeking’; individ- och gruppstrategier; alternativa bedömningsformer; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to gain understanding of students’ experiences of assessment and the study strategies they adopt in the context of Higher Education in Rwanda. The study is governed by questions on how students conceive their experiences with assessment in their courses, how they determine study strategies, and how they reflect on alternative ways of assessment. READ MORE

  6. 14. Virtual patients for assessment of clinical reasoning

    Author : Elenita Forsberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : assessment;

    Abstract : In healthcare education it is essential for the students to develop and achieve clinical reasoning skills. Clinical reasoning is complex to teach and learn, and effective assessment methods are also lacking. READ MORE

  7. 15. Writing, reviewing, and revising : Peer feedback in lower secondary EFL classrooms

    Author : Jessica Berggren; Maria Kuteeva; Britt-Marie Apelgren; Marie Källkvist; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; English as a foreign language EFL ; L2 writing; formative assessment; assessment for learning; assessment as learning; peer feedback; genre pedagogy; criteria; agency; English; engelska;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates pupils’ learning about writing from giving feedback. Research on peer assessment and L2 writing is plentiful, but little attention has been given to younger learners and to potential benefits for the peer feedback provider. My project was carried out as two intervention studies with Swedish pupils in year 8. READ MORE