ERIC Number: EJ1085633
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 19
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Practical Assessment on the Run iPads as an Effective Mobile and Paperless Tool in Physical Education and Teaching
Franklin, Roslyn; Smith, Jubilee
Research in Learning Technology, v23 2015
This paper investigates the use of iPads in the assessment of predominantly second year Bachelor of Education (Primary/Early Childhood) pre-service teachers undertaking a physical education and health unit. Within this unit, practical assessment tasks are graded by tutors in a variety of indoor and outdoor settings. The main barriers for the lecturer or tutor for effective assessment in these contexts include limited time to assess and the provision of explicit feedback for large numbers of students, complex assessment procedures, overwhelming record-keeping and assessing students without distracting from the performance being presented. The purpose of this pilot study was to investigate whether incorporating mobile technologies such as iPads to access online rubrics within the Blackboard environment would enhance and simplify the assessment process. Results from the findings indicate that using iPads to access online rubrics was successful in streamlining the assessment process because it provided pre-service teachers with immediate and explicit feedback. In addition, tutors experienced a reduction in the amount of time required for the same workload by allowing quicker forms of feedback via the iPad dictation function. These outcomes have future implications and potential for mobile paperless assessment in other disciplines such as health, environmental science and engineering.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Handheld Devices, Physical Education, Health Education, Preservice Teachers, Student Evaluation, Scoring Rubrics, Integrated Learning Systems, Feedback (Response), Teacher Education, Student Surveys, Student Attitudes, Semi Structured Interviews, Program Effectiveness, Action Research
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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