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Evaluative judgement – a practitioner's case in chemistry research projects

Bertram, Anna; Tomas, Carmen

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Carmen Tomas



Abstract

Engaging students actively in assessment, using a range of formative activities, consistently over sustained periods is a common recommendation in the assessment for learning literature. Despite this, practice still lags behind. Our case study aims to bridge the widening gap between theory and practice by illustrating the application of recent theoretical concepts in practice. The literature contains many examples and research on isolated events to engage students in assessment. Cases that explore engagement in different formative practices, over extended periods of time, are scarce and challenging for practitioners to implement in the absence of examples and evidence. Consequently, whilst adoption of theory informed practices remains limited, research also remains limited. Our case study aims to bridge the widening gap between practice and theory by elaborating a case example for practitioners. The redesign of a third year laboratory module, in which students undertake research projects, is presented. Our case illustrates how practitioners can incorporate assessment for learning principles, outlined in contemporary frameworks (evaluative judgement) considering process and a learning sequence over an entire year. The learning design of a module, before and after, is fully described to exemplify how practitioners can implement theoretical principles in practice. Students’ perception of the value of the new tasks were gathered to inform reflections for practitioners in the implementation of evaluative judgement.

Citation

Bertram, A., & Tomas, C. (2023). Evaluative judgement – a practitioner's case in chemistry research projects. Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 24(1), 312-326. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2rp00213b

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 28, 2022
Online Publication Date Oct 28, 2022
Publication Date Jan 1, 2023
Deposit Date Jan 4, 2023
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Chemistry Education Research and Practice
Print ISSN 1756-1108
Electronic ISSN 1756-1108
Publisher Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 24
Issue 1
Pages 312-326
DOI https://doi.org/10.1039/d2rp00213b
Keywords Education, Chemistry (miscellaneous)
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/13181681

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