Real-World Problems: Teachers' Evaluation of Pupils' Solutions

Autor/in	Chacko, Indira
Titel	Real-World Problems: Teachers' Evaluation of Pupils' Solutions
Quelle	In: Studies in Educational Evaluation, 33 (2007) 3-4, S.338-354 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0191-491X
DOI	10.1016/j.stueduc.2007.07.008
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Student Evaluation; Problem Solving; Teaching Methods; Evaluation Methods; Educational Assessment; Elementary Secondary Education; Learning Strategies; Zimbabwe + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Problemlösen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Simbabwe
Abstract	This article scrutinizes the solutions of real-world problems by pupils and the evaluations of these by their teachers in a semi-rural school in Zimbabwe. Generally, real-world problems are solved as if these are standard problems expecting a solution and a correct answer. In most cases, the solutions of the pupils are considered correct by the teachers thereby suggesting teachers' unfamiliarity with the nature of these problems. There is not much variation in the solution approaches among pupils as well as between pupils and teachers. As assessment in many ways dictates teaching, it is suggested to incorporate continuous assessment into the system, which should include more open ended tasks from real-world contexts. This may encourage teachers to include the same in their day to day teaching. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10