The Design and development of an online professional development material for science and technology teachers on assessment and evaluation

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The purpose of this study is to design and development of an online professional development material for science and technology teachers in order to solve their problems related with assessment and evaluation issues of constructivist learning. For this purpose, design and development research method was used in design, development and validation of this instructional tool. Research has been performed in two parts. In the first part, design and development of online professional development material was carried out. In this part, ADDIE model with rapid prototyping procedure was used in three phases. To gather science and technology teachers’ perceptions and attitudes towards prototypes, semi-structured interview schedule, Internet Tutorial Attitude Questionnaire, and a Checklist for Product Evaluation was conducted to 21 science and technology teachers in total. These data were analyzed using both qualitative and quantitative methods to reveal considerations of science and technology teachers about these prototypes and to make adjustments on these prototypes accordingly. In second part, final version of this material was evaluated. In this phase, researcher used self-efficacy questionnaire about alternative assessment and evaluation methods and a checklist for material validation. These instruments were administered both before and after use of final version of online professional development material. Descriptive data analysis was conducted to reveal differences in participants’ perceived-knowledge, beliefs, and applications about alternative assessment and evaluation methods after use of online professional development material. Research results disclosed participants’ beliefs and attitudes towards content, design and usability issues of online professional development material. Besides, validation of online professional development material revealed positive changes in participants’ perceived-knowledge, their classroom practices, self-efficacy beliefs and their perceptions about appropriateness of alternative assessment methods’ usage in classroom.
Educational evaluation., Educational tests and measurements., Professional education., Teachers, Teacher orientation., Science teachers.
http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12615179/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/22129
Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Thesis

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N. Mutlu, “The Design and development of an online professional development material for science and technology teachers on assessment and evaluation,” Ph.D. - Doctoral Program, Middle East Technical University, 2012.
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