Fijian Teachers' Conceptions of Assessment

Dayal, Hem and Lingam, Govinda I. (2015) Fijian Teachers' Conceptions of Assessment. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 40 (8). pp. 43-58. ISSN 0313-5373

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Abstract

Teacher’s conceptions are important as they could have a strong influence on their professional practices. This study set out to explore Fijian teacher’s conceptions of assessment. Seventy teachers enrolled in an assessment course at a university in Fiji were involved in this study. Data was collected by asking teachers to write a reflection on assessment. The reflective exercise contained four open-ended items. Data was analyzed qualitatively. The results indicate that Fijian preservice teachers generally held an assessment of learning view, while majority of in-service teachers see assessment as formative.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts, Law and Education (FALE) > School of Education
Depositing User:	Fulori Nainoca - Waqairagata
Date Deposited:	19 May 2016 23:33
Last Modified:	19 May 2016 23:33
URI:	http://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/8922

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