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Enhancing Secondary In-service Mathematics and Science Teachers' Assessment Knowledge and Perspectives through The P2R-WATA Assessment Literacy Development Model
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, Graduate Institute of Science Education, National Changhua University of Education, Taiwan ; , Department of Education, National Hsinchu University of Education, Taiwan ; , Graduate Institute of Science Education, National Changhua University of Education, Taiwan

EdMedia + Innovate Learning, in Orlando, FL USA ISBN 978-1-880094-60-0 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of the assessment literacy development model called P2R-WATA (Practicing, Reflecting and Revising with Web-based Assessment and Test Analysis), on improving the assessment knowledge and perspectives of secondary in-service mathematics and science teachers. A single group for pre and post experimental design is adopted in the study involving 23 secondary in-service teachers. Quantitative data, including an achievement test on assessment knowledge and a survey on teacher's perspective on assessment are collected and analyzed. The major findings generally confirm the effectiveness of the model. Firstly, the assessment knowledge (p<0.05) of the participants is found to improve after the training. Secondly, a significant change in the teachers' assessment perspective is observed after the training. Suggestions on how to improve teacher's assessment knowledge and perspectives are also provided in this study.

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Fan, Y.C., Wang, T.H. & Wang, K.H. (2006). Enhancing Secondary In-service Mathematics and Science Teachers' Assessment Knowledge and Perspectives through The P2R-WATA Assessment Literacy Development Model. In E. Pearson & P. Bohman (Eds.), Proceedings of ED-MEDIA 2006--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (pp. 1555-1562). Orlando, FL USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved March 1, 2021 from .

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