Mediating teachers’ assessment work
Journal article
Adie, Lenore Ellen, Gallagher, Jeanine, Wyatt-Smith, Claire Maree, Spina, Nerida and DeLuca, Christopher. (2023). Mediating teachers’ assessment work. The Australian Educational Researcher. pp. 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13384-023-00675-z
Authors | Adie, Lenore Ellen, Gallagher, Jeanine, Wyatt-Smith, Claire Maree, Spina, Nerida and DeLuca, Christopher |
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Abstract | This paper presents research that examined teacher talk about moderation of English, mathematics and science assessment across Years 4, 6 and 8 as part of a broader inquiry into the use of scaled exemplars to support consistency of teacher judgement. The paper draws on Dorothy E Smith’s sociological work, including the process of mapping textual connections to research everyday practices. We illustrate how moderation activities were shaped by systemic policy and related documents. We further illustrate how teachers used artefacts that they were created as part of the research project to leverage the value of moderation discussions. In the project, teachers generated artefacts that were written commentaries or texts explicating their judgement decisions (cognitive commentaries). Our analysis demonstrates how teachers then took these cognitive commentaries and independently embedded them into their everyday work. Teachers described how they used the artefacts in their moderation discussions as a means of improving their own practice, as well as their students’ learning. We argue that when teachers are provided with the time and space to share their assessment and pedagogic knowledge and practice with school colleagues, including via cognitive commentaries, they are able to expand their field of professional impact and build their professional knowledge and practice. |
Keywords | Moderation; Assessment; Teacher judgement; Teachers’ work; Extended performance; Institutional ethnography; Dorothy E Smith |
Year | 01 Jan 2023 |
Journal | The Australian Educational Researcher |
Journal citation | pp. 1-21 |
Publisher | Springer-Verlag Dordrecht |
ISSN | 0311-6999 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s13384-023-00675-z |
Web address (URL) | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13384-023-00675-z |
Open access | Published as non-open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 1-21 |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
07 Dec 2023 | |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 01 Nov 2023 |
Deposited | 27 Aug 2024 |
Grant ID | LP180100046 |
Additional information | © The Australian Association for Research in Education, Inc. 2023. |
This research was partially funded by an Australian Research Council Linkage Project (ARC LP180100046). We acknowledge the funding received for this project from the Australian Research Council, Australian Catholic University, University of Western Australia and Partner Organisations: the Queensland Department of Education, Western Australian School Curriculum and Standards Authority, and Catholic Education Western Australia Limited. | |
Place of publication | Netherlands |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/90x30/mediating-teachers-assessment-work
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