Insights into Grade 2 Teachers' Enactment of Formative Assessment in Mathematics in Selected Priority Schools in Gauteng

Autor/in	Govender, Poomoney
Titel	Insights into Grade 2 Teachers' Enactment of Formative Assessment in Mathematics in Selected Priority Schools in Gauteng
Quelle	In: South African Journal of Education, 40 (2020), Artikel 1780 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Govender, Poomoney)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0256-0100
Schlagwörter	Elementary School Teachers; Mathematics Teachers; Mathematics Instruction; Grade 2; Teacher Attitudes; Curriculum Implementation; Formative Evaluation; Classroom Techniques; Feedback (Response); Knowledge Level; Professional Development; Inservice Teacher Education; Urban Schools; Public Schools; Young Children; Foreign Countries; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Mathematics; Mathematik; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; School year 02; 2. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 02; Lehrerverhalten; Klassenführung; Wissensbasis; Lehrerfortbildung; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Frühe Kindheit; Ausland; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	This article reports on Grade 2 teachers' perceptions of formative assessment in explaining the phenomenon of the underutilisation of formative assessment practices in mathematics teaching. A qualitative and interpretative case study investigated two Grade 2 teachers' enactment of formative assessment in priority schools in Gauteng. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and observations of lessons. The basic principles of qualitative content analysis were applied during data analysis and guided by the formative assessment theoretical framework proposed by Black and Wiliam (2009). The study revealed that teachers' enactment of formative assessment was limited by their vague understanding of formative assessment and the tensions between formative assessment and curriculum compliance. The study's central claim is that teachers may know about formative assessment, but if they do not understand how children learn and engage in mathematics learning, then they are unlikely to enact it correctly. While teachers who attended the in-service training programme were able to use some of the strategies as singular tools, they were still unable to implement the combined strategies that constitute the formative assessment pedagogy. Hence, the formative assessment practices of teachers bore limited possible returns on investment to improve learning outcomes in mathematics. The unique contribution of this study is its potential to inform teacher development, policy and practice as it yielded important insights while reinforcing and amplifying existing knowledge. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Education Association of South Africa. University of Pretoria, Centre for the Study of Resilience, Level 3, Groenkloof Student Centre, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, George Storrar Road and Lleyds Street, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. Web site: http://www.sajournalofeducation.co.za/index.php/saje/index
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Update	2024/1/01