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Assessment-as-Learning in Classrooms: The Challenges and Professional Development
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Yan, Zi – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2021
This study aimed to identify teachers' perceived challenges in implementing assessment-as-learning (AaL) in classrooms, and evaluate the impact of a one-year professional development programme (PDP) designed for 47 teachers in a Hong Kong primary school to promote AaL implementation. Findings showed that the PDP increased the frequency and…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Feedback (Response), Foreign Countries, Faculty Development
Process Evaluation of a Positive Youth Development Program: Project P.A.T.H.S
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Law, Ben M. F.; Shek, Daniel T. L. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2011
There are only a few process evaluation studies on positive youth development programs, particularly in the Chinese context. Objectives: This study aims to examine the quality of implementation of a positive youth development program (Project Positive Adolescent Training through Holistic Social Programs [P.A.T.H.S.]) and investigate the…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Formative Evaluation, Factor Analysis, Program Evaluation
Assessment Trends in Hong Kong: Seeking to Establish Formative Assessment in an Examination Culture
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Berry, Rita – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2011
Hong Kong is traditionally an examination-oriented culture, a legacy of its Confucian heritage. Since the 1990s, the Hong Kong government has shown its determination to make a change to this deep-rooted examination-oriented culture with assessment for learning highlighted as an important aspect in the reform agenda. Although many initiatives have…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Formative Evaluation, Educational Change, Foreign Countries