A Pilot Study Aiming to Promote Parents' Understanding of Learning Assessments at the Elementary Level

Autor/inn/en	Deslandes, Rollande; Rivard, Marie-Claude
Titel	A Pilot Study Aiming to Promote Parents' Understanding of Learning Assessments at the Elementary Level
Quelle	In: School Community Journal, 23 (2013) 2, S.9-32 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-308X
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Pilot Projects; Competency Based Education; Educational Assessment; Parents; Parent Workshops; Experiential Learning; Elementary School Students; Kindergarten; Grade 6; Parent Student Relationship; Case Studies; Rural Schools; Qualitative Research; Family School Relationship; Program Effectiveness; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Education; Competence; Competency; Competency-based education; Unterricht; Kompetenzorientierte Methode; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Eltern; Elternkurs; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Qualitative Forschung; Kanada
Abstract	The new Québec curriculum is different from other curriculum reforms in that it is based on a competency approach, both cross-curricular and disciplinary. It thus means a move from knowledge-based to competency-based assessments which represents a real challenge to parents who may find it hard to understand learning assessments and their child's report card. In this article, the authors focus on a recent effort aimed at piloting workshops to promote parents' understanding of assessments. The article describes two case studies of workshops using an experiential learning approach conducted with parents of kindergarten and 6th grade students. In general, the parents who participated as active learners reported more knowledge and understanding related to school assessment practices. They also felt more equipped for interacting with their children to monitor academic progress. The workshops represent a potentially effective way of communicating with parents regarding learning assessments to help them better understand the evaluation methods used by teachers. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10