ERIC Number: EJ1248823
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-1359-866X
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Fijian Primary School Leaders' Beliefs and Practices about Assessment
Dayal, Hem; Lingam, Govinda; Sharma, Lalesh; Fitoo, Billy; Sarai, Vulori
Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, v48 n2 p168-186 2020
School leaders have an important role in supervising learning and instruction. In these roles, they use a variety of assessment methods to measure and support student learning. Their beliefs about assessment can have an impact on how they perceive and use different forms of assessment. This study sought to explore assessment related beliefs and practices of a small group of Fijian Head Teachers. The findings suggest that they hold mixed beliefs about assessment. The findings also suggest that the Head Teachers made attempts to make formative use of written or other assessments they used. They registered little support for too much formal, standardized testing.
Descriptors: School Administration, Leadership Role, Administrator Attitudes, Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Standardized Tests, Foreign Countries, Instructional Leadership, Grading, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Futures (of Society)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Fiji
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