Promote Informal Formative Assessment practices in Higher Education: the potential of video analysis as a training tool

This article presents the theoretical and methodological framework, objectives and phases of a project of the University of Bologna aimed at promoting Informal Formative Assessment (IFA) practices in university teaching. The paper has two elements – the first, the use of video analysis in teacher t...

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Main Authors: Lisa O’Keeffe, Alessandra Rosa, Ira Vannini, Bruce White
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2020-04-01
Series:Form@re : Open Journal per la Formazione in Rete
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Online Access:https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/formare/article/view/8241
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spelling doaj-bdd6c4f1d7044abe8f8c58804cd8c5822020-11-25T03:18:57ZengFirenze University PressForm@re : Open Journal per la Formazione in Rete1825-73212020-04-0120110.13128/form-8241Promote Informal Formative Assessment practices in Higher Education: the potential of video analysis as a training toolLisa O’Keeffe0Alessandra Rosa1Ira Vannini2Bruce White3University of South AustraliaUniversità di BolognaUniversità di BolognaUniversity of South Australia This article presents the theoretical and methodological framework, objectives and phases of a project of the University of Bologna aimed at promoting Informal Formative Assessment (IFA) practices in university teaching. The paper has two elements – the first, the use of video analysis in teacher training to develop the skills required for implementing IFA are examined through the University of South Australia example provided. The second – the IFA construct outlined within the project and the related indicator system developed to support university teachers in the systematic observation of videos and in reflection on their teaching practices (validated by an international panel of experts) are presented.   Promuovere pratiche di Informal Formative Assessment all’università: le potenzialità della videoanalisi come strumento di formazione Il contributo presenta il quadro teorico-metodologico, gli obiettivi e le fasi di un progetto dell’Università di Bologna finalizzato a promuovere pratiche di Informal Formative Assessment (IFA) nella didattica universitaria. L’attenzione è focalizzata in particolare su due aspetti: il primo è relativo alle potenzialità della videoanalisi nella formazione dei docenti – analizzate anche attraverso l’esempio fornito dalla University of South Australia – al fine di promuovere le competenze connesse all’implementazione di pratiche di IFA; il secondo riguarda il costrutto di IFA delineato nell’ambito del progetto e il relativo sistema di indicatori – in corso di validazione da parte di un panel internazionale di esperti – messo a punto per accompagnare i docenti universitari nell’osservazione sistematica dei video e nella riflessione sulle proprie pratiche didattiche. https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/formare/article/view/8241Teaching in higher educationUniversity teachers’ professional developmentVideo analysisInformal Formative Assessment practicesdidattica universitariasviluppo professionale dei docenti universitari
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author Lisa O’Keeffe
Alessandra Rosa
Ira Vannini
Bruce White
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Ira Vannini
Bruce White
Promote Informal Formative Assessment practices in Higher Education: the potential of video analysis as a training tool
Form@re : Open Journal per la Formazione in Rete
Teaching in higher education
University teachers’ professional development
Video analysis
Informal Formative Assessment practices
didattica universitaria
sviluppo professionale dei docenti universitari
author_facet Lisa O’Keeffe
Alessandra Rosa
Ira Vannini
Bruce White
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title Promote Informal Formative Assessment practices in Higher Education: the potential of video analysis as a training tool
title_short Promote Informal Formative Assessment practices in Higher Education: the potential of video analysis as a training tool
title_full Promote Informal Formative Assessment practices in Higher Education: the potential of video analysis as a training tool
title_fullStr Promote Informal Formative Assessment practices in Higher Education: the potential of video analysis as a training tool
title_full_unstemmed Promote Informal Formative Assessment practices in Higher Education: the potential of video analysis as a training tool
title_sort promote informal formative assessment practices in higher education: the potential of video analysis as a training tool
publisher Firenze University Press
series Form@re : Open Journal per la Formazione in Rete
issn 1825-7321
publishDate 2020-04-01
description This article presents the theoretical and methodological framework, objectives and phases of a project of the University of Bologna aimed at promoting Informal Formative Assessment (IFA) practices in university teaching. The paper has two elements – the first, the use of video analysis in teacher training to develop the skills required for implementing IFA are examined through the University of South Australia example provided. The second – the IFA construct outlined within the project and the related indicator system developed to support university teachers in the systematic observation of videos and in reflection on their teaching practices (validated by an international panel of experts) are presented.   Promuovere pratiche di Informal Formative Assessment all’università: le potenzialità della videoanalisi come strumento di formazione Il contributo presenta il quadro teorico-metodologico, gli obiettivi e le fasi di un progetto dell’Università di Bologna finalizzato a promuovere pratiche di Informal Formative Assessment (IFA) nella didattica universitaria. L’attenzione è focalizzata in particolare su due aspetti: il primo è relativo alle potenzialità della videoanalisi nella formazione dei docenti – analizzate anche attraverso l’esempio fornito dalla University of South Australia – al fine di promuovere le competenze connesse all’implementazione di pratiche di IFA; il secondo riguarda il costrutto di IFA delineato nell’ambito del progetto e il relativo sistema di indicatori – in corso di validazione da parte di un panel internazionale di esperti – messo a punto per accompagnare i docenti universitari nell’osservazione sistematica dei video e nella riflessione sulle proprie pratiche didattiche.
topic Teaching in higher education
University teachers’ professional development
Video analysis
Informal Formative Assessment practices
didattica universitaria
sviluppo professionale dei docenti universitari
url https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/formare/article/view/8241
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