Welcome to the InfoSci Platform
Cloud-Based Continuous Formative Assessment (CFA)

Cloud-Based Continuous Formative Assessment (CFA)

Norman Herr, Marten Tippens, Mike Rivas, Virginia Oberholzer Vandergon, Matthew d'Alessio, John Reveles
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 32
ISBN13: 9781799804208|ISBN10: 1799804208|EISBN13: 9781799804215
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-0420-8.ch017
Cite Chapter Cite Chapter

MLA

Herr, Norman, et al. "Cloud-Based Continuous Formative Assessment (CFA)." Learning and Performance Assessment: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2020, pp. 325-356. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0420-8.ch017

APA

Herr, N., Tippens, M., Rivas, M., Vandergon, V. O., d'Alessio, M., & Reveles, J. (2020). Cloud-Based Continuous Formative Assessment (CFA). In I. Management Association (Ed.), Learning and Performance Assessment: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 325-356). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0420-8.ch017

Chicago

Herr, Norman, et al. "Cloud-Based Continuous Formative Assessment (CFA)." In Learning and Performance Assessment: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 325-356. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0420-8.ch017

Export Reference

Mendeley
Favorite

Abstract

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.

Request Access

You do not own this content. Please login to recommend this title to your institution's librarian or purchase it from the IGI Global bookstore.