Using Highly Effective Student Assessment Practices as the Impetus for School Change: A Bioecological Case Study.
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| Title: | Using Highly Effective Student Assessment Practices as the Impetus for School Change: A Bioecological Case Study. |
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| Authors: | Marynowski, Richelle1 richelle.marynowski@uleth.ca, Mombourquette, Carmen1, Slomp, David1 |
| Source: | Leadership & Policy in Schools. Jan-Mar2019, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p117-137. 21p. 6 Charts. |
| Subject Terms: | *Assessment of education, *Observation (Educational method), *Secondary schools, *Secondary school students, *Classrooms |
| Abstract: | This study applies a bioecological lens to the examination of school change in the area of classroom assessment. We conducted a case study that examined the processes within a rural secondary school that supported and inhibited change in classroom assessment practices. Data collection included teacher and principal interviews, focus groups, document analysis of teacher unit plans, and classroom observations. The bioecological lens revealed that the principal was key to establishing proximal processes that supported change and that teacher micro-systems and larger exosystem factors both supported and inhibited growth, often creating buffers for teachers against exosystem pressures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | This study applies a bioecological lens to the examination of school change in the area of classroom assessment. We conducted a case study that examined the processes within a rural secondary school that supported and inhibited change in classroom assessment practices. Data collection included teacher and principal interviews, focus groups, document analysis of teacher unit plans, and classroom observations. The bioecological lens revealed that the principal was key to establishing proximal processes that supported change and that teacher micro-systems and larger exosystem factors both supported and inhibited growth, often creating buffers for teachers against exosystem pressures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 15700763 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/15700763.2017.1384497 |
