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What is Handwriting

Handbook of Research on Policies and Practices for Assessing Inclusive Teaching and Learning
Writing with hand using tools such as pens, pencil and chalk. It includes both printing and cursive styles .
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Inclusive Formative Assessment for Diverse Pre-Service Foundation Phase Literacy Teachers
Sibhekinkosi Anna Nkomo (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa) and Erasmos Charamba (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8579-5.ch005
Abstract
Many classrooms in South Africa are very diverse in terms of culture, gender, language, and intellectual ability. Thus, educators need to be inclusive in the way they plan for teaching and learning. This chapter attempts to show how teacher educators at one institution of higher education in South Africa implemented inclusive formative assessments in their initial teacher education programme. Traditional assessment practices like examinations, tests, and essays, which dominate many classrooms, have proven to be unable to capture the range and nature of the diverse learning outcomes sought from courses. In this study, students were given different assessment tasks to demonstrate their knowledge of the handwriting skills and pedagogy. Findings of the study show that teacher educators managed to accommodate all the students through their use of inclusive assessments. Teacher educators observed improvement in student's self-esteem, motivation, and engagement.
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