Formative and Summative Assessment of Concept Maps

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Part of the Communications in Computer and Information Science book series (CCIS, volume 635)

Abstract

Concept maps are an excellent assessment tool when they have been used for teaching and learning [1]. This chapter presents the development of a Formative and Summative Assessment (FSA) Table for Concept Maps. The suggested table was developed in a large university in the South of Brazil as part of a doctoral research attached to a research group that focuses on Innovative Methodologies, Concept Mapping and Information, Communication and Technologies (ICT). The research that generated the proposed FSA Table was carried out with 7 groups of ‘English as a Foreign Language’ (EFL) students. The FSA Table was tested, improved and applied along the semesters of each of the 7 courses. The data gathered as well as the researcher’s observation on students’ pieces of work and assessments allows us to conclude that the FSA Table suggested can be a very useful tool to assist in the teaching and learning process.

Keywords

Formative assessment Summative assessment Concept mapping 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR)CuritibaBrazil
  2. 2.Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR)CuritibaBrazil

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