The present study adopts a mixed method design to investigate the effect of seven classroom assessment(CA)features on student self-regulated learning(SRL)and further explored factors that influenced the effect.Twelve ...The present study adopts a mixed method design to investigate the effect of seven classroom assessment(CA)features on student self-regulated learning(SRL)and further explored factors that influenced the effect.Twelve teachers and their students(valid data points tallying 630)from three Chinese high schools participated in the study.Structural equational modelling results showed that the CA features had varied impacts.Specifically,self-assessment most effectively enhanced SRL,followed by teacher instruction and structured guidance,then teacher feedback;assessment task and student choice had mixed impacts.Peer-assessment and CA environment reduced SRL.Five influencing factors were revealed through both teacher and student interviews,namely,student engagement with the assessment task,student dependence on authority,prospective gains in the gaokao,intractable motivation and learning approach,and student-teacher relationship.The research has practical implications for SRL promotion.展开更多
The present study is set in the context of ongoing educational reform that advocates fostering self-regulated learners and using assessment to improve learning.Drawing on existent research on classroom assessment(CA)a...The present study is set in the context of ongoing educational reform that advocates fostering self-regulated learners and using assessment to improve learning.Drawing on existent research on classroom assessment(CA)and self-regulated learning(SRL),the authors have formulated a conceptual framework outlining the CA features that promote SRL among students.Guided by this framework,the 12 high school teachers’CA practice was scrutinized to find out to what extent their CA was pro-SRL.Based on interview data and classroom observation,gaps were found in Chinese high school teachers’CA.First,CA tasks are primarily low-level closed-end problems,with rare exceptions.Second,students are not allowed much autonomy in CA.Third,self-assessment practice is mostly self-grading.Fourth,peer-assessment is uncommon and mainly involves simply marking peers’work.Fifth,teacher feedback is focused on task and process levels;regulation-level feedback is less common.Sixth,despite teachers’encouragement,most students feel threatened by CA.展开更多
文摘The present study adopts a mixed method design to investigate the effect of seven classroom assessment(CA)features on student self-regulated learning(SRL)and further explored factors that influenced the effect.Twelve teachers and their students(valid data points tallying 630)from three Chinese high schools participated in the study.Structural equational modelling results showed that the CA features had varied impacts.Specifically,self-assessment most effectively enhanced SRL,followed by teacher instruction and structured guidance,then teacher feedback;assessment task and student choice had mixed impacts.Peer-assessment and CA environment reduced SRL.Five influencing factors were revealed through both teacher and student interviews,namely,student engagement with the assessment task,student dependence on authority,prospective gains in the gaokao,intractable motivation and learning approach,and student-teacher relationship.The research has practical implications for SRL promotion.
文摘The present study is set in the context of ongoing educational reform that advocates fostering self-regulated learners and using assessment to improve learning.Drawing on existent research on classroom assessment(CA)and self-regulated learning(SRL),the authors have formulated a conceptual framework outlining the CA features that promote SRL among students.Guided by this framework,the 12 high school teachers’CA practice was scrutinized to find out to what extent their CA was pro-SRL.Based on interview data and classroom observation,gaps were found in Chinese high school teachers’CA.First,CA tasks are primarily low-level closed-end problems,with rare exceptions.Second,students are not allowed much autonomy in CA.Third,self-assessment practice is mostly self-grading.Fourth,peer-assessment is uncommon and mainly involves simply marking peers’work.Fifth,teacher feedback is focused on task and process levels;regulation-level feedback is less common.Sixth,despite teachers’encouragement,most students feel threatened by CA.
