Abstract

Formative assessment has been demonstrated to result in increased student achievement across a variety of educational contexts. When using formative assessment strategies, teachers engage students in instructional tasks that allow the teacher to uncover levels of student understanding so that the teacher may change instruction accordingly. Tools that support the implementation of formative assessment strategies are therefore likely to enhance student achievement. Connected classroom technologies (CCTs) include a family of devices that show promise in facilitating formative assessment. By promoting the use of interactive student tasks and providing both teachers and students with rapid and accurate data on student learning, CCT can provide teachers with necessary evidence for making instructional decisions about subsequent lessons. In this study, the experiences of four middle and high school science teachers in their first year of implementing the TI-Navigator™ system, a specific type of CCT, are used to characterize the ways in which CCT supports the goals of effective formative assessment. We present excerpts of participant interviews to demonstrate the alignment of CCT with several main phases of the formative assessment process. CCT was found to support implementation of a variety of instructional tasks that generate evidence of student learning for the teacher. The rapid aggregation and display of student learning evidence provided teachers with robust data on which to base subsequent instructional decisions.

Citation

Shirley, M.L. & Irving, K.E. (2015). Connected Classroom Technology Facilitates Multiple Components of Formative Assessment Practice. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 24(1), 56-68. Retrieved January 28, 2023 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/152428/.

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Keywords

• Achievement
• action research
• Assessment
• Audience response systems
• Classroom Techniques
• Educational Practices
• Educational Strategies
• Educational Technology
• Feedback (Response)
• Formative Evaluation
• Instructional Innovation
• Program Implementation
• Progress monitoring
• Science Course Improvement Projects
• Science Instruction
• Secondary School Teachers
• Teaching Experience
• teaching methods
• technology
• technology integration
• Technology Uses in Education