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Growth in Assessment Practices: Teacher Experiences with Summative Assessment When Working with Grades 7 to 9 Students Using One-to-One iPads
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Searle, Michelle J.; Kirkpatrick, Lori C.; Smyth, Rachael E.; Paolini, Michela – Assessment Matters, 2018
This study examines the summative-assessment practices used for a one-to-one programme where all teachers and students in grades 7 to 9 across an entire district were provided with iPads. Data were gathered from 61 teachers who participated in a blended-learning case study. This article addresses how the presence of one-to-one technology, in the…
Descriptors: Summative Evaluation, Handheld Devices, Grade 7, Grade 8
Mathematics for Gifted Students in an Arts- and Technology-Rich Setting
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Gadanidis, George; Hughes, Janette; Cordy, Michelle – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2011
In this paper we report on a study of a short-term mathematics program for grade 7-8 gifted students that integrated open-ended mathematics tasks with the arts (poetry and drama) and with technology. The program was offered partially online and partially in a classroom setting. The study sought to investigate (a) students' perceptions of their…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Academically Gifted, Grade 7, Grade 8