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Mauri, Teresa; Ginesta, Anna; Rochera, Maria-José – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2016
Collaborative writing is a task commonly used for learning and assessment in higher education. The complexity of this type of task requires special support for learning contents. Feedback can be used as a key element to improve students' learning and engagement. This paper presents and evaluates a teaching innovation that sought to design a model…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Collaborative Writing, Questionnaires, Teaching Methods
Howell, Emily; Butler, Tracy; Reinking, David – Journal of Literacy Research, 2017
We conducted a formative experiment investigating how an intervention that engaged students in constructing multimodal arguments could be integrated into high school English instruction to improve students' argumentative writing. The intervention entailed three essential components: (a) construction of arguments defined as claims, evidence, and…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Intervention, Persuasive Discourse, High School Students
Boon, Stuart Ian – Education 3-13, 2015
Peer assessment is where students assess the quality of a peer's work. Studies have demonstrated its positive impact on learning yet most of these are in higher education. This study used training to improve the quality of written feedback in a year six primary school classroom. Action Research was selected as a research strategy given the need to…
Descriptors: Peer Evaluation, Skills, Training, Student Improvement
Zhu, Suning; Wu, Yun; Sankar, Chetan S. – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2016
A high-impact practice is to incorporate experiential learning projects when teaching difficulty subject matters so as to enhance students' understanding and interest in the course content. But, there is limited research on how to design and execute such projects. Therefore, we propose a framework based on the processes described by the Project…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Case Studies, Navigation, Geographic Information Systems
Fuller, Julia S.; Dawson, Kara M. – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2017
In this article we share how a district-level technology integration specialist used literature on implementing student response systems (SRS) for formative assessment, based on Desimone's (2009) core features of professional development design, Guskey's Levels of Professional Development Evaluation (1998, 2000, 2002), and Danielson's Observation…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Literature Reviews, Middle Schools, Program Implementation
Schnepper, Lauren C.; McCoy, Leah P. – Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research, 2013
The objective of this action research study was to explore the use of formative assessment (daily quizzes), including identification of student weaknesses or lack of understanding, along with instructional correctives that are different from previous instruction, to help students attain the intended learning goals. Part of the exploration was to…
Descriptors: Secondary School Mathematics, Misconceptions, Formative Evaluation, High School Students
Rensing, Julia; Vierbuchen, Marie-Christine; Hillenbrand, Clemens; Grünke, Matthias – Insights into Learning Disabilities, 2016
The alarming results of large studies such as the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP; National Center for Education Statistics, 2012) point to an urgent need for writing support and call for specific and effective methods to foster writing competencies. The main purpose of this paper is to describe an innovative peer-assisted…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary Schools, Writing (Composition), Writing Exercises
Howard, Wendy; Perrotte, Gino; Lee, Minyoung; Frisone, Jenna – Online Learning, 2017
Despite the pressure from potential employers and higher education administrators to develop students' global and intercultural competence, traditional study abroad programs simply are not feasible for many postsecondary students (Berdan & Johannes, 2014; Fischer, 2015). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an online…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Study Abroad, Online Courses, Consortia
Laske, Rita Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Clinical education provides the nursing student opportunities to learn the practice of nursing. In the clinical setting, the nursing student applies classroom knowledge to the real patient care situation. The clinical instructor facilitates this important process by assisting students to integrate knowledge into their practice, improve their…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Nursing Students, Peer Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
Hutchison, Nancy Carol – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this case study was to analyze highly effective math teachers in a middle school in Tennessee and describe the methodologies utilized in their middle grades classrooms. This case study was an instrumental single case study within a bounded system. Effective math teachers employ certain methodologies consistently in their classrooms…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Instructional Effectiveness, Teaching Methods
Sammons, Pam; Kington, Alison; Lindorff-Vijayendran, Ariel; Ortega, Lorena – CfBT Education Trust, 2014
This research study investigates the notion of "inspiring" teaching through case studies of a purposive sample of 17 primary and secondary school teachers in England. The research was commissioned by CfBT Education Trust as part of a collaborative professional development initiative involving its schools. It arose from headteachers'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Observation, Interviews
Yi, Qin – English Language Teaching, 2012
Formative Evaluation is a method of evaluating a program while the program activities are forming or happening. Formative evaluation focuses on the "process" during which problems are timely spotted, corrected and adjustments made so that an intended goal can be accomplished. Through a four-month empirical research work with students of…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, English (Second Language), English Language Learners, English Instruction
Mayrath, M. C.; Traphagan, T.; Heikes, E. J.; Trivedi, A. – Interactive Learning Environments, 2011
Interest in the instructional application of virtual worlds, such as "Second Life" (SL), has grown substantially. However, little information is available about effective instructional activities using virtual worlds. This case study illustrates lessons learned from a pilot integrating SL into a two-semester English course at a large…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Educational Technology, Computer Simulation, Simulated Environment
Incorporating Formative Assessment and Science Content into Elementary Science Methods--A Case Study
Brower, Derek John – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Just as elementary students enter the science classroom with prior knowledge and experiences, so do preservice elementary teachers who enter the science methods classroom. Elementary science methods instructors recognize the challenges associated with preparing teachers for the science classroom. Two of these challenges include overcoming limited…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Preservice Teachers, Science Instruction, Methods Courses
Winchester, Tiffany M.; Winchester, Maxwell – International Journal for Academic Development, 2011
This exploratory study considered Larrivee's assessment of teachers' reflective practice levels by using a formative, weekly, online student evaluation of teaching (SET) tool through a virtual learning environment (VLE) as a means to encourage reflective practice. In-depth interviews were conducted with six faculty members in three departments at…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Reflective Teaching, Reflection, Formative Evaluation