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Improvements in mathematics performance as a consequence of self‐assessment in Portuguese primary school pupils
Author(s) -
Fontana David,
Fernandes Margarida
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
british journal of educational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.557
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 2044-8279
pISSN - 0007-0998
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1994.tb01112.x
Subject(s) - pupil , mathematics education , psychology , portuguese , test (biology) , set (abstract data type) , primary education , developmental psychology , computer science , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy , neuroscience , biology , programming language
The research set out to test the effects upon children's academic (mathematical) performance of the regular use of pupil self‐assessment techniques taught to a group of 25 primary school teachers on a 40 hours INSET course, and subsequently introduced by them as routine procedures in their individual classes. Results showed that the children ( N =354) in these classes manifested significant improvements in scores on a purpose‐built mathematics test when compared to a control group of children ( N =313) in classes where pupil self‐assessment was not employed.