Conceptions of assessment and feedback in secondary school mathematics

January 2005 – December 2006
Dr Elizabeth Peterson and Earl Irving, University of Auckland.

Project Aims

• To develop ways of identifying students’ and teachers’ conceptions of assessment and feedback.
• To develop models which teachers can use to enhance the assessment and feedback process in secondary schools.
• To develop research based evidence for effective assessment and feedback processes which will raise teaching and learning outcomes in Mathematics and English in four schools.
• To disseminate the project findings in schools, communities, teacher education programmes, and research and policy communities.

Project Plan

This research partnership will extend the current understanding of how students’ and teachers’ conceptions of assessment and feedback, and the interplay among these beliefs, affect student performance. A collaborative team of teacher-researchers, teacher-educators/researchers, and university researchers will conduct a mixed methods comparative study in two key disciplines (Mathematics and English) in a range of schools. This research project will focus on identifying activities and tasks in assessment and feedback that can lead to enhanced teaching and learning outcomes.

Partnerships involved

• Pakuranga College
• Papatoetoe High School
• Tangaroa College
• Waitakere College
• University of Auckland, Faculty of Education (City and Epsom)

Expected Outcomes

• Resource material for teachers and teacher-educators
• Researcher report that describes the programme, key findings for each school, and the overall conclusions and recommendations.
• A synthesis of the key findings for parents, and community members.
• Publication of articles in journals with a wide practitioner readership
• The development of a series of articles for publication in scholarly journals.
• A book or collection of anonymous case studies or vignettes of successful practice and teachers’ and students’ experiences.
• Presentation at conferences
    

Selected Publications

Download the summary of the project report [pdf, 79 KB]
Download the full text of the project report [pdf, 1584 KB]

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