Cloud-Based Continuous Formative Assessment (CFA)

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Author(s): Norman Herr (California State University – Northridge, USA), Marten Tippens (California State University – Northridge, USA), Mike Rivas (California State University – Northridge, USA), Virginia Oberholzer Vandergon (California State University – Northridge, USA), Matthew d'Alessio (California State University – Northridge, USA)and John Reveles (California State University – Northridge, USA)
Copyright: 2016
Pages: 32
Source title: Handbook of Research on Cloud-Based STEM Education for Improved Learning Outcomes
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Lee Chao (University of Houston - Victoria, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9924-3.ch020

Keywords: Education / Educational Technologies / Information Science Reference / STEM Education

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Continuous Formative Assessment (CFA) is a strategy that employs free and accessible collaborative cloud-based technologies to collect, stream, and archive evidence of student knowledge, reasoning, and understanding during STEM lessons, so that instructors and students can make evidence-based decisions for adjusting lessons to optimize learning. Writing samples, diagrams, equations, drawings, photos, and movies are collected from all students and archived in cloud-based databases so that instructors can assess student understanding during instruction, and monitor learning gains over time. This chapter introduces and explains CFA techniques and provides preliminary research pertaining to the effectiveness of CFA instructional strategies in promoting student accountability, metacognition, and engagement in STEM courses, and suggests avenues for future research.

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