On the Development and Assessment of a Computer-Based Learning and Assessment Environment for the Transition from Lower to Upper Secondary Chemistry Education

Autor/inn/en	Krause, Moritz; Kienast, Stephan; Witteck, Torsten; Eilks, Ingo
Titel	On the Development and Assessment of a Computer-Based Learning and Assessment Environment for the Transition from Lower to Upper Secondary Chemistry Education
Quelle	In: Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 14 (2013) 3, S.345-353 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1756-1108
DOI	10.1039/c3rp00071k
Schlagwörter	Computer Assisted Instruction; Educational Environment; Transitional Programs; Chemistry; Articulation (Education); Action Research; Participatory Research; Program Implementation; Feedback (Response); Student Surveys; Computer Assisted Testing; Secondary School Curriculum; Curriculum Development; Curriculum Design; Computer System Design; Foreign Countries; Observation; Qualitative Research; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Chemie; Articulation; Artikulation (Ling); Artikulation; Aussprache; Projektforschung; Forschungstätigkeit; Schülerbefragung; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Lehrplangestaltung; Ausland; Beobachtung; Qualitative Forschung; Deutschland
Abstract	This paper describes the development and assessment of a learning environment to support the transition of students from lower to upper secondary chemistry education in Germany. The learning environment centers on reviewing and expanding learners' prior chemistry knowledge in heterogeneous learning groups upon entering upper secondary education. The different learning materials are integrated in a computer-based learning environment, which offers a set of different learning stages which sequentially build upon each other. Another central element of the learning environment is an integrated test platform, which provides assessment and instant feedback to the students after completing each of the learning stages. This paper reports on the development of the learning environment by a group of teachers following the model of Participatory Action Research. Four schools and 81 students were involved in the implementation of the learning environment. Data sources used to reflect the learning environment were classroom observations, analysis of teacher feedback during monthly discussions, and a student survey. The study describes potential uses and reflects the benefits of using computer-based assessment within this learning environment from the viewpoint of the teachers and the students. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01