Technology-Enhanced Formative Assessment: An Innovative Approach to Student-Centered Science Teaching
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Ian D. Beatty, Assistant Professor (Creator)
- William Gerace, Helena Gabriel Houston Distinguished Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: Technology-Enhanced Formative Assessment (TEFA) is an innovative pedagogical approach to
secondary and post-secondary science instruction that uses classroom response system
technology to teach in accord with educational research findings about effective learning
environments. TEFA is built upon four core principles, which we label question-driven
instruction, dialogical discourse, formative assessment, and meta-level communication. These
are implemented in the classroom with an iterative question cycle. Mastering TEFA requires
developing skill in five different areas: operating the technology, designing effective questions to
pose to students, orchestrating whole-class discussion, modeling students and adapting to their
needs, and integrating the TEFA approach with curricula and constraints. The details of how
teachers learn, assimilate, and adapt TEFA are the object of a current research project.
Technology-Enhanced Formative Assessment: An Innovative Approach to Student-Centered Science Teaching
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Proceedings of the Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE) International Conference, St. Louis, MO.
- Language: English
- Date: 2008
- Keywords
- Classroom response system, Pedagogy ,
Educational technology, Formative assessment