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Formal assessment practices of Computer Application technology teachers
Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2013.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/36770 Formal assessment practices of Computer Application technology teachers Mihai, Maryke Anneke enabrits@yahoo.com Braun, Max Willi Hermann Brits, Magdalena P Computer Application Technology Formal assessment Taxonomie Cognitive levels UCTD Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2013. The research is based on fieldwork in the Johannesburg East District where fifteen teachers from different schools participated. The teachers were from a variety of backgrounds in teaching the subject. Each of the teachers voluntarily completed an open-ended questionnaire that was based on their own interpretation of the setting of formal assessment tests or examinations. Document analysis was performed on the preliminary theory examinations that were set by the teachers using an adapted form of Krathwohl‟s two-dimensional taxonomy which was made specific for CAT. The teachers were requested to supply an example of a taxonomy which they themselves had used when analyzing the preliminary theory examination according to cognitive levels. The research findings were derived from the responses to the questionnaires that indicated the teachers‟ opinions about the setting of formal assessments as well as from formal test papers the teachers provided. The vast majority of the participant teachers used examinations set by others, either those purchased from publishers or publically accessible past papers downloaded from the internet with minimal change. It appears that the teachers did not use any taxonomy of cognitive levels even when they designed their own question papers. The cognitive level addressed was primarily memorisation and recall. The teachers were more concerned about the format and style of their examination papers than the cognitive levels the papers addressed. Additionally the overwhelming majority did not believe that training in assessment design would be of value to them (as experienced teachers), although some suggested that such training may be useful for beginning teachers. This suggests that further research on the teachers‟ experiences in using taxonomies when setting formal assessments, as well as potential in-service training interventions that address their knowledge of cognitive levels and appropriate assessments is needed. gm2014 Science, Mathematics and Technology Education unrestricted 2014-02-26T11:16:27Z 2014-02-26T11:16:27Z 2013-09-04 2013 Mini Dissertation Brits, MP 2013, Formal assessment practices of Computer Application technology teachers, MEddissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/36770> F13/9/849/gm http://hdl.handle.net/2263/36770 en © 2013 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Computer Application Technology Formal assessment Taxonomie Cognitive levels UCTD Formal assessment practices of Computer Application technology teachers |
| title | Formal assessment practices of Computer Application technology teachers |
| title_full | Formal assessment practices of Computer Application technology teachers |
| title_fullStr | Formal assessment practices of Computer Application technology teachers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Formal assessment practices of Computer Application technology teachers |
| title_short | Formal assessment practices of Computer Application technology teachers |
| title_sort | formal assessment practices of computer application technology teachers |
| topic | Computer Application Technology Formal assessment Taxonomie Cognitive levels UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/36770 |