Abbas Taghizadeh; Javad Hatami; Maryam Ghasemi
Volume 6, Issue 1 , September 2018, , Pages 43-62
Abstract
One of the important issues in all educational systems is assessing and evaluating learner's learning in order to ensure the learning and achievement of the desired goals. One of the effective strategies related to constructivism paradigm is the formative assessment. Given the specific conditions of ...
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One of the important issues in all educational systems is assessing and evaluating learner's learning in order to ensure the learning and achievement of the desired goals. One of the effective strategies related to constructivism paradigm is the formative assessment. Given the specific conditions of virtual learning, it is necessary to rethink on the fundamental issues associated with formative assessment. Accordingly, the present study was conducted to identify the capabilities of formative assessment in virtual learning environments. The research method in this study was the qualitative content analysis (inductive type). 24 papers were analyzed and 22 specialists were interviewed. Finally, the basic issues related to formative assessment, including validity, reliability and cheat as well as its capabilities, including providing immediate and constructive feedback, engaging learners with essential learning processes, promoting educational justice, online self-assessment, peer-to-peer assessment, and group work was identified, discussed and reviewed.
