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Karaali, Gizem – PRIMUS, 2018
In recent years, I have cultivated an almost pathological resistance to grading. Here I explore the reasons why and describe how I eventually recovered. In particular, I propose that although grading, or more explicitly, effective assessment of student learning, is a challenging component of a mathematics instructor's job description, reflective…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Professional Identity, Grades (Scholastic), Grading
Randolph, Justus J.; Kangas, Marjaana; Ruokamo, Heli; Hyvönen, Pirkko – Interactive Learning Environments, 2016
The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to determine the degree that creative and playful learning (CPL) in a technology-enriched playground influences academic achievement of students and what factors are responsible for successes. The participants were 276 students from 12 elementary classrooms in the Netherlands and Finland. The…
Descriptors: Creativity, Play, Playgrounds, Playground Activities
McVey, Michael – Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 2016
This descriptive study examines online assessment strategies employed by preservice teacher candidates when creating thematic learning experiences in online teaching environments. Using the learning management system Moodle as part of their innovative training, this review of a sample of 395 candidate-created instructional units across all grades…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes, Evaluation Methods, Web Based Instruction
Phelps, Amy L.; Spangler, William E. – American Journal of Business Education, 2013
A standardized exam for program-level assessment can take the form of 1) a customized exam developed in-house by faculty and linked explicitly to program-level learning goals; or 2) a standardized exam developed externally by assessment experts and linked to a set of somewhat broader and more generalizable learning goals. This article discusses…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Standardized Tests, Business Administration Education, Undergraduate Students
Gischlar, Karen L.; Vesay, Joanne P. – Reading Improvement, 2014
Research has consistently demonstrated the importance of early literacy instruction, as these skills are the developmental precursors to conventional reading. In this study, 215 early childhood educators in two states responded to a survey regarding early literacy curricula and assessment. Results indicated that most teachers used either a…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Emergent Literacy, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Curriculum
Story, Lauren L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Many leading scholars believe that students' emotions affect their learning and performance, and have voiced concerns about the need to investigate these emotions in the context of classrooms and schools. Apart from the emotion of anxiety, very little research has assessed students' achievement emotions toward tests. As high-stakes tests have…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Emotional Response, Psychological Patterns, High Stakes Tests
Afurobi, Ada; Izuagba, Angela; Obiefuna, Carol; Ifegbo, Perpetua – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
The study sought to determine the effects of the use of Wordle and lecture method in teaching Curriculum Studies 1 EDU: 222 on students' performance. 100 students were purposively selected and to ensure homogeneity and consistency, the WRub was given to the 100 students and they were then grouped based on their performance--above average, average…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lecture Method, Word Frequency, Internet
Nodoushan, Mohammad Ali Salmani – Journal on Educational Psychology, 2011
Many schools and educators prefer to use state tests. However, teachers can benefit a lot from the tests and quizzes they give in their classes over the course of a term or year. The minimum such tests can do is to afford information that teachers can use to assess how their class is learning and which changes in instruction need to be made to…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Formative Evaluation, Teacher Made Tests, Learning Processes
Nodoushan, Mohammad Ali Salmani – Online Submission, 2011
Many schools and educators prefer to use state tests. However, teachers can benefit a lot from the tests and quizzes they give in their classes over the course of a term or year. The minimum such tests can do is to afford information that teachers can use to assess how their class is learning and which changes in instruction need to be made to…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Teacher Made Tests, Feedback (Response), Error Correction
Fatade, Alfred Olufemi; Mogari, David; Arigbabu, Abayomi Adelaja – Acta Didactica Napocensia, 2013
The study investigated the effect of Problem-based learning (PBL) on senior secondary school students' achievements in Further Mathematics (FM) in Nigeria within the blueprint of pretest-post-test non-equivalent control group quasi-experimental design. Intact classes were used and in all, 96 students participated in the study (42 in the…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Achievement, Instructional Effectiveness
Saefurrohman; Balinas, Elvira S. – International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 2016
The new language assessment policies in the Philippines and in Indonesia have impact on English teachers' assessment practices. Classroom assessment; as mandated in the current curriculum of both countries swifts from sources of information to the inseparable process of teaching and learning. This study describes Filipino and Indonesian high…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English Teachers, English (Second Language), Secondary School Teachers
Dev, Meenu – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
The primary aim of the study was to study the effect of constructivist approach of teaching on the learning of English Language on Primary School Students. The study consisted of 60 students of class VI from Janta Brahmi Sr. Secondary School, Nathupur, Sonipat. A single quasi experimental pre-test and post-test design was applied in the present…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Constructivism (Learning), English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Agu, Ngozi N.; Onyekuba, Chika; Anyichie, Aloysius C. – Educational Research and Reviews, 2013
Classroom-based achievement tests have been extensively used in Nigerian secondary schools especially after the introduction of continuous assessment in 1985. These achievement tests have been criticized by over the years for lack of proper psychometric properties of a test. These views bother on teachers' possession or non possession of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Competencies, Test Construction
Gandy, Sandra E. – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2013
With the increasing amount of testing taking place in classrooms, teachers may question how appropriate those assessments are for the growing numbers of English language learners (ELLs) in the United States. One of the assessment options for classroom teachers is the informal reading inventory (IRI), which is the most frequently used assessment…
Descriptors: Informal Reading Inventories, English Language Learners, Student Evaluation, Standardized Tests
Karamaerouz, Mohamad Javad; Abdi, Ali; Laei, Soosan – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2013
Cognitive learning styles are relatively fixed procedures using which individuals receive, process and organize information. This paper aims to examine academic achievement in English for both field dependence and field independence learning styles using educational multimedia. The sample of the study consisted of 40 second-grade female students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cognitive Style, Multimedia Instruction, Academic Achievement