Teacher Learning with Assessment in Singapore: Classroom Assessment as Searching and Researching into Teaching
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Heng Jiang [1]
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[1] Nanyang Technological University
Nanyang Technological University
Singapur
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- Localización: Search and research [Recurso electrónico]: teacher education for contemporary contexts / coord. por Juan José Mena Marcos, Ana García-Valcárcel Muñoz-Repiso, Francisco José García Peñalvo, Marta Martín del Pozo, 2017, ISBN 978-84-9012-769-8, págs. 279-287
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
This qualitative study provides a fresh look at the classroom assessment practices that teachers initiate and use for teaching in one elementary school in Singapore. While there is abundant research discussing classroom assessment, there are not many studies exploring how teachers use information collected from classroom assessment to promote student learning and undertake their professional development in this aspect of pedagogy. Rather than proposing classroom assessment techniques for teachers to implement, this study repositions teachers as the owners making use of their classroom assessment practices in their professional discussions to improve teaching and learning. The initial findings show that teachers acquire knowledge and skills when working with the curriculum, diverse students, and colleagues via the deliberate practices with and discussions on classroom assessments. The findings provide us with insights into how teachers’ understanding of their students, the content, and teaching changes as they incorporate assessment practices into their professional discussions.
