Faculty Publications

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

April 2016

Publication Title

American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting

Keywords

Assessment, Mathematics Education, Professional Development

Disciplines

Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Science and Mathematics Education | Teacher Education and Professional Development

Abstract

While research has shown for over a decade that teachers who engage in formative assessment (FA) practices may have the most powerful impact on student learning (Black & Wiliam, 1998; Hattie, 2012) less is known about the development of teachers’ knowledge and use of formative assessment as they plan, enact, and reflect on their practice. Our qualitative case study focuses on how in-service middle school math teachers take up the specific moves (Author, 2014a) associated with formative assessment practice as they plan, enact, and reflect on their practices as part of a FA-focused professional development cycle of inquiry. The study found that participants’ structured self-analysis of their videotaped instruction before group reflection was critical to influencing reflection and practice.

Comments

Paper presented as part of the session: Teacher Education Across the Disciplines. This paper is also available in the AERA Online Paper Repository. Each presenter retains copyright on the full-text paper. Repository users should follow legal and ethical practices in their use of repository material; permission to reuse material must be sought from the presenter, who owns copyright. Users should be aware of the AERA Code of Ethics.

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