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The use of formative assessment in physical education in primary school in Písek
Pták, Gabriel ; Peřinová, Radka (advisor) ; Kotlík, Kamil (referee)
Title: The use of formative assessment in physical education in primary schools in Písek Objectives: The aim of this thesis was to determine the current state of the use of formative assessment in the teaching of physical education at the second level of primary schools in Písek. To focus on whether the elements of formative assessment are applied in teaching and whether they are used purposefully. To find out whether and how the students's personality is being developed during physical education lessons. Methods: To achieve the objectives, a non-participant observation method and a non- standardized questionnaire was used and piloted. The observation method was used to capture the process of physical education classes with regard to the use of formative assessment elements. Subsequently, a questionnaire was presented to the teachers of the lessons in question and their responses were compared with the results of the observation. Results: It was found that formative assessment (assessment for learning) occurs to a very limited extent in physical education classes in the form of sub- elements of the formative approach. However, formative assessment as such is out of the question. The learning objectives are limited to the student's movement during the lesson without comprehensive development of the...
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Formative Assessment
Laufková, Veronika ; Starý, Karel (advisor) ; Šalamounová, Zuzana (referee) ; Kratochvílová, Jana (referee)
This dissertation thesis is focused on the theme of formative assessment on a secondary level of education. The aim of this thesis is to define formative assessment and to show how it is implemented to the teaching process of the Czech language and literature on a secondary level of education. The theoretical part presents a review based on major international and national sources. Formative assessment is defined as an evaluation which brings valuable information concerning the knowledge and skills of the given pupil during the process of education. The typology and function of formative assessment, questions linked to its successful implementation are elaborated together with this methods: goals, criteria, feedback, self-assessment and peer assessment. The aim of the empirical part is to define the real form of the implementation of formative assessment in six targeted Czech schools. This thesis also presents the attitude of students towards the implementation of this method. A qualitative research method was chosen and a multiple case study was used as a form of research strategy. The data collection consisted of observation, document analysis and interviews with teachers and pupils. The formative assessment methods were best implemented under the supervision of a skilled mentor. Contrary to...
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Assessment for learning
Pučálková, Kristýna ; Tomková, Anna (advisor) ; Mazáčová, Nataša (referee)
The diploma thesis deals with the primary pupils' assessment aimed to support effective learning. In the first section a theoretical background of school and formative assessment is discussed. The concept of assessment, its history, types and function are briefly commented. Further the proposed thesis addresses the idea of assessment for learning and respective approaches with direct connection to the research inquiries. The following section of the thesis concerns empirical investigation of the assessment of two primary school teachers from selected third and fifth-year primary school classes along with the perception of the formative assessment by their pupils. The practical part based on the gained theoretical insight is carried out in a qualitative manner. For the purpose of investigation, a case study of formative assessment aimed at mapping, analyzing and evaluation in the context of school learning systems is proposed. The proposed thesis provides findings about how is the formative assessment put into effect and how this innovative technique is viewed not only by pupils, but also elementary school teachers. According to the conducted research both interviewed teachers integrate formative assessment principles in their classes. Even though the teacher from the third-year class prefers the...
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Formative Assessment
Laufková, Veronika ; Starý, Karel (advisor) ; Šalamounová, Zuzana (referee) ; Kratochvílová, Jana (referee)
This dissertation thesis is focused on the theme of formative assessment on a secondary level of education. The aim of this thesis is to define formative assessment and to show how it is implemented to the teaching process of the Czech language and literature on a secondary level of education. The theoretical part presents a review based on major international and national sources. Formative assessment is defined as an evaluation which brings valuable information concerning the knowledge and skills of the given pupil during the process of education. The typology and function of formative assessment, questions linked to its successful implementation are elaborated together with this methods: goals, criteria, feedback, self-assessment and peer assessment. The aim of the empirical part is to define the real form of the implementation of formative assessment in six targeted Czech schools. This thesis also presents the attitude of students towards the implementation of this method. A qualitative research method was chosen and a multiple case study was used as a form of research strategy. The data collection consisted of observation, document analysis and interviews with teachers and pupils. The formative assessment methods were best implemented under the supervision of a skilled mentor. Contrary to...
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Formative Assessment in Primary School Education
Kopecká, Jana ; Stará, Jana (advisor) ; Laufková, Veronika (referee)
This diploma thesis Formative Assessment in Primary School Education deals mainly with the classroom assessment, which provides the pupils with purposeful feedback on their learning at the time when their performance can still be improved. It is a very frequent assessment of pupil's progress. The first part of this diploma thesis deals with classroom assessment and describes the different types of assessment, its forms and tools. After embedding formative assessment to the context of classroom assessment, the thesis deals with the definition of this term and it closely clarifies its history, different approaches, and it especially specifies the use of formative assessment in practice. Part of the text, which is concerned with formative assessment strategies, closely explains concepts such as feedback, dealing with mistakes, questioning or peer-feedback. Major part of this work is dedicated to formative assessment techniques, which may function as a collection of valuable ideas and recommendations for teachers about working with pupils and assessing them in class. The second part of this diploma thesis presents an empirical research concerned with assessment of two teachers of Social Science and Czech language and literature at the selected primary school. Through case-study are examined these: in...
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