Assessment is a highly debated topic and the current paradigm, that of assessment for learning, highlights that the main aim of assessment is oriented to improvement and the remodeling of teaching practices. Furthermore, in Italy in 2020 a ministerial circular was issued with the aim of making assessment a significant moment in the learning process. An aspect in the literature on this topic is the scarcity of empirical studies exploring students' voices (especially in pre-school and primary school). However, it is important to explore students' representations on the topic of assessment both to offer useful elements to teachers and to be able to act on the representations themselves, since assessment has a significant impact on the quality of learning. Therefore, this thesis describes a case study carried out in a fourth-grade primary school class. Specifically, photovoice was used, a methodology that combines images (photo) with words (voice). Photovoice intercepts creativity, stimulates participation and promotes change, by asking participants to take photographs that enhance their point of view. Particular attention was paid to the design of the interventions so that the children approached the theme of photography and assessment through active methods, laboratory formats and playful techniques to arrive at elaborating their ideas on the theme. Thus, they took two photographs to describe their representations of assessment, shared and discussed them to categorize the images based on labels they identified. At the end, students held an exhibition with all their photos at school.
Il tema della valutazione è molto dibattuto e il paradigma attuale, ossia la Valutazione per l’apprendimento, sottolinea che la finalità del processo valutativo è di miglioramento e di rimodulazione dell’azione didattica. Inoltre, in Italia, nel 2020, è stata emanata una Circolare ministeriale con l’obiettivo di rendere la valutazione un momento significativo del processo di apprendimento. Un dato che si riscontra nella letteratura su questa tematica è la scarsa presenza di studi empirici che vadano ad esplorare le voci degli studenti (soprattutto della scuola dell’infanzia e primaria). È importante però conoscere le rappresentazioni degli studenti sul tema della valutazione sia per offrire elementi utili agli insegnanti sia per poter agire sulle rappresentazioni stesse, dato che la valutazione ha un impatto significativo sulla qualità dell’apprendimento. Pertanto, il presente elaborato illustra uno studio di caso realizzato in una classe IV della scuola primaria. Per fare questo, è stato utilizzato il photovoice, una metodologia che coniuga le immagini (photo) con le parole (voice). Il photovoice intercetta la creatività, stimola la partecipazione e promuove il cambiamento, mediante la richiesta di scattare fotografie che valorizzano il punto di vista dei partecipanti. Particolare attenzione è stata posta alla progettazione degli interventi affinché i bambini si avvicinassero al tema della fotografia e della valutazione mediante metodi attivi, format laboratoriali e tecniche ludiche per giungere a elaborare le loro idee sul tema. Così, gli studenti hanno scattato due fotografie per descrivere le loro rappresentazioni sulla valutazione, le hanno condivise e ne hanno discusso al fine di categorizzarle sulla base di etichette da loro individuate e costruire uno striscione da esporre a scuola.
Snapshots of assessment. Uno studio di caso sulla valutazione in una classe di scuola primaria
PERIN, GIORGIA
2023/2024
Abstract
Assessment is a highly debated topic and the current paradigm, that of assessment for learning, highlights that the main aim of assessment is oriented to improvement and the remodeling of teaching practices. Furthermore, in Italy in 2020 a ministerial circular was issued with the aim of making assessment a significant moment in the learning process. An aspect in the literature on this topic is the scarcity of empirical studies exploring students' voices (especially in pre-school and primary school). However, it is important to explore students' representations on the topic of assessment both to offer useful elements to teachers and to be able to act on the representations themselves, since assessment has a significant impact on the quality of learning. Therefore, this thesis describes a case study carried out in a fourth-grade primary school class. Specifically, photovoice was used, a methodology that combines images (photo) with words (voice). Photovoice intercepts creativity, stimulates participation and promotes change, by asking participants to take photographs that enhance their point of view. Particular attention was paid to the design of the interventions so that the children approached the theme of photography and assessment through active methods, laboratory formats and playful techniques to arrive at elaborating their ideas on the theme. Thus, they took two photographs to describe their representations of assessment, shared and discussed them to categorize the images based on labels they identified. At the end, students held an exhibition with all their photos at school.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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