Share Paper: Thinking out loud: Using 'show and tell' apps for assessment in mathematics

  1. Sandra Williamson-Leadley, University of Otago College of Education, New Zealand
  2. Naomi Ingram, University of Otago College of Education, New Zealand
  3. Keryn Pratt, University of Otago College of Education, New Zealand
Thursday, June 22 5:30 PM-6:30 PM Edison D

Abstract: As tablet technology becomes more readily available in schools and primary (elementary) school teachers integrate tablet technology into their teaching and learning programmes, the possibilities for using this technology in other aspects of teachers’ classroom practices can be explored. One such aspect is assessment of students’ understanding of concepts and application of strategies taught. Educreations is an application (app) that enables the user to make notes, while recording sound. The app allows teachers to capture not only the student showing how they worked out a mathematical problem but also recording the student explaining the strategies they used while solving the ...