In the current educational context, the topic of assessment is frequently a subject of debate. Over the past decades, peer assessment has been recognized as an assessment practice capable of enhancing students' assessment skills and learning processes, thanks to their full involvement. This thesis aims to investigate the effects of peer assessment in the mathematics discipline. To comprehend the current state of research, studies conducted in this field have been thoroughly examine. Subsequently, a research was designed and implemented in a fifth grade class in primary school, conducted in two phases. In the first phase, the conditions inherently to the didactic and assessment dimensions were maintained as usual, while in the second phase peer assessment was introduced, implementing it in two cycles. To detect effects on student performance, a pre-test and a post-test were proposed in each of the two phases, in order to ascertain and compare the progress of the students involved. To detect the processes activated, questionnaires related to the giving feedback and receiving feedback processes were administered to the students. Furthermore, through a final questionnaire addressed to the students and an interview with the teacher, the perceptions of the actors involved regarding peer assessment were investigated. The research conducted made it possible to highlight the potential of this assessment practice, especially regarding the processes initiated by the students throughout the course, also outlining prospects to improvement.
Nel contesto scolastico attuale, il tema della valutazione è spesso oggetto di dibattito. Negli ultimi decenni, la valutazione tra pari è stata riconosciuta come una pratica valutativa che può migliorare le competenze valutative e i processi di apprendimento degli studenti, grazie al loro pieno coinvolgimento. In questa tesi, si è deciso di indagare gli effetti della valutazione tra pari nella disciplina di matematica. Al fine di comprendere lo stato attuale della ricerca, sono stati approfonditi gli studi condotti in questo ambito. Successivamente, è stata progettata e condotta una sperimentazione in una classe quinta di scuola primaria, realizzandola in due fasi. Nella prima fase, sono state mantenute ordinarie le condizioni inerenti alla dimensione didattica e valutativa, mentre nella seconda fase è stata introdotta la valutazione tra pari, attuandola in due cicli. Per rilevare gli effetti nelle prestazioni degli alunni, sono stati proposti un pre-test e un post-test in ciascuna delle due fasi, in modo tale da accertare e confrontare i progressi degli studenti coinvolti. Per rilevare i processi attivati, invece, sono stati somministrati agli alunni dei questionari relativi ai processi di giving feedback e di receiving feedback. Inoltre, attraverso un questionario finale rivolto agli alunni e un’intervista all’insegnante di matematica, si sono indagate le percezioni degli attori coinvolti in merito alla valutazione tra pari. La ricerca condotta ha permesso di mettere in luce le potenzialità di questa pratica valutativa, soprattutto in merito ai processi messi in atto dagli studenti durante il percorso, delineando anche delle prospettive di miglioramento.
La valutazione tra pari nella disciplina di matematica: una sperimentazione in una classe quinta di scuola primaria
BORDIGNON, SILVIA
2023/2024
Abstract
In the current educational context, the topic of assessment is frequently a subject of debate. Over the past decades, peer assessment has been recognized as an assessment practice capable of enhancing students' assessment skills and learning processes, thanks to their full involvement. This thesis aims to investigate the effects of peer assessment in the mathematics discipline. To comprehend the current state of research, studies conducted in this field have been thoroughly examine. Subsequently, a research was designed and implemented in a fifth grade class in primary school, conducted in two phases. In the first phase, the conditions inherently to the didactic and assessment dimensions were maintained as usual, while in the second phase peer assessment was introduced, implementing it in two cycles. To detect effects on student performance, a pre-test and a post-test were proposed in each of the two phases, in order to ascertain and compare the progress of the students involved. To detect the processes activated, questionnaires related to the giving feedback and receiving feedback processes were administered to the students. Furthermore, through a final questionnaire addressed to the students and an interview with the teacher, the perceptions of the actors involved regarding peer assessment were investigated. The research conducted made it possible to highlight the potential of this assessment practice, especially regarding the processes initiated by the students throughout the course, also outlining prospects to improvement.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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