Inquiry Project Annotated Bibliography

Inquiry Project: How do we form, use, and design formative and summative assessment for inquiry, and how do we turn that into final grades?

Annotated Bibliography:



British Columbia Ministry of Education. (n.d). Classroom assessment & reporting. Retrieved from https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/assessment/classroom-assessment-and-reporting

·       These documents outline frameworks for how assessment should be formed to synthesize with the new curriculum according to the Ministry. They outline Ministry expectations and standards of assessment.

European Union, European Commission for Research and Innovation. (2016) Assess Inquiry in Science, Technology and Mathematics Education. Denmark: University of Copenhagen. Retrieved from https://assistme.ku.dk/

·       The thorough research project conducted in 8 countries through the European Commission provided a detailed overview of formative assessment methods and their consequences, usefulness, and focus in the classroom. The detailed results in classrooms looked at both the teacher and student perspective.


·       This article discusses the cognitive and metacognitive benefits of inquiry education, but also inquiry-assessment. The authors discuss how assessment techniques can be used to promote student’s understanding and awareness of their learning, more so than a simple examination grade. This perspective informs our focus of summative assessment and the way we use our assessment.

Grob, R., Holmeier, & M., Labudde, P.: Formative assessment to support students’ competences in inquiry-based science education. Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning, 11(2). https://doi.org/10.7771/1541-5015.1673

·       This article looks at formative assessment from the teacher’s perspective and outlines different challenges raised by teachers in implementing formative assessment and possible useful support structures. It helps give a broader picture of formative assessment and the realities of using it in a classroom.

Harlen, W. (2013). Inquiry-based learning in science and mathematics. Review of Science, Mathematics, and ICT Education, 7(2), 9-33. https://doi.org/10.26220/rev.2042

·       This article covers the benefits of inquiry, as well as the uses of formative and summative assessment. Of specific interest, the article discusses the difficulties in traditional summative assessment of inquiry-based learning and provides alternatives.

Rokos, L., Zavodska, R., Petr, J., & Papacek, M. (2016). Formative assessment methods in biology education: pedagogical study at primary school in the Czech Republic. Bulletin of the South Ural State University. Ser. Education. Educational Sciences, 8(4), 94-99. doi: 10.14529/ped160413

·       The research looks at the real-world student response to peer and teacher formative assessment. This helps inform how we utilize and design formative assessment to be of best use to our students.

Schimmer, T. (2019, November). Assessment implications of the B.C. curriculum (Part 1). Assessment Workshop with Tom Schimmer November 8th. Talk presented at 2019 Vancouver School District Professional Development, Vancouver, Canada.

·       The Pro-D presentation covered detailed descriptions of how to implement inquiry-based formative assessment in line with the BC curriculum. The presentation covered the curricular competencies, formative and summative assessment types, and the design of assessment.

Vancouver School Board. (November 6, 2019). Guiding principles of assessment. Retrieved November 21, 2019, from https://www.vsb.bc.ca/site/csl/assessment/Pages/Guiding-Principles-of-Assessment.aspx

·       The guiding principles, designed by a Vancouver School Board committee outline the purpose and values of assessment, aligning with the new curriculum, as well as the balance between formative and summative assessment.

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