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Sayac, Nathalie; Veldhuis, Michiel – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2022
We investigated French primary school teachers' assessment practice in mathematics. Using an online questionnaire on teachers' background, teaching, and grading practice, we were able to determine assessment profiles of 604 primary school teachers. As evidenced by the teachers' scores on the latent factors Assessment purposes, Assessment…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Evaluation Methods
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Zhao, Xiaoyan; van den Heuvel-Panhuizen, Marja; Veldhuis, Michiel – Education Sciences, 2019
In this study, we explored the insights that Chinese primary mathematics teachers gained into their students' mathematical understanding from using classroom assessment techniques (CATs). CATs are short teacher-initiated targeted assessment activities proximate to the textbook, which teachers can use in their daily practice to make informed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Education
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Van den Heuvel-Panhuizen, Marja; Sangari, Ali Akbar; Veldhuis, Michiel – Education Sciences, 2021
In many countries, assessment and curriculum reforms came into being in recent decades. In Iran, an important educational assessment reform took place called Descriptive Assessment (DA). In this reform, the focus of student assessment was moved from a more summative approach of providing grades and deciding about promotion to the next grade to a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Mathematics, Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
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Zhao, Xiaoyan; Van den Heuvel-Panhuizen, Marja; Veldhuis, Michiel – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2018
This study investigated Chinese primary school mathematics teachers' views on assessment in an effort to determine their assessment profiles. A large-scale questionnaire survey with 1101 teachers from 12 Chinese provinces and regions was carried out. The teachers reported to use assessment on a daily or weekly basis for different purposes. They…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Zhao, Xiaoyan; Van den Heuvel-Panhuizen, Marja; Veldhuis, Michiel – International Journal of STEM Education, 2016
Background: This paper reports on the use of classroom assessment techniques (CATs) by primary school mathematics teachers in China. CATs are short, focused assessment activities that can reveal students' understanding of specific mathematical subjects. The study involved six female third-grade mathematics teachers from Nanjing, China. The focus…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Teachers, Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
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Veldhuis, Michiel; van den Heuvel-Panhuizen, Marja – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2014
In the present study we investigated to what extent workshops aimed at improving teachers' use of classroom assessment techniques had an effect on students' achievement in mathematics. Ten primary school teachers participated in two consecutive small-scale studies, aimed at using and improving different classroom assessment techniques in…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Student Attitudes