Tuesday, March 4
3:45 PM-4:15 PM
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Royale 8

Preservice Teachers in Action: Formative Assessment with Handhelds

Full Paper ID: 21421
  1. Kristin Redington Bennett
    Wake Forest University
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    Ann Cunningham
    Wake Forest University

Abstract: Faced with the need to ensure that their students are prepared for standardized tests, assessment is an increasingly important task for teachers, and it is imperative that teachers possess the knowledge and skills necessary to implement a variety of effective assessment strategies in the classroom. Moreover, appropriate classroom assessment now tends to utilize formative measures with greater frequency, especially in the early grades and with learner groups at risk of not passing state-mandated standardized tests. In this two-year pilot study, preservice teachers were given handheld computers equipped with data collection software to assess the effectiveness of their tutoring sessions with students identified with special needs. As part of the action research project, students designed and implemented handheld based surveys of each tutoring session, and were asked to analyze the data over time. Results indicate that despite many hardware issues, preservice teachers found the reflective process a beneficial teaching tool.

Presider: Karen McFerrin, Northwestern State University of Louisiana

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