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Using Mobile Phones for Assessment in Contemporary Classrooms

Using Mobile Phones for Assessment in Contemporary Classrooms
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Author(s): Füsun Şahin (University at Albany – State University of New York, USA)and Dominic Mentor (Teachers College, Columbia University, USA)
Copyright: 2016
Pages: 23
Source title: Handbook of Research on Mobile Learning in Contemporary Classrooms
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Dominic Mentor (Teachers College, Columbia University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0251-7.ch006

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Abstract

The main focus of this chapter will be using mobile assessment (m-assessment) for teaching and learning in formal and informal education. M-assessment has been handy for improving learning realized in traditional and contemporary classrooms such as digital classrooms, informal and formal learning settings, professional development settings, and anywhere that learning happens. M-assessment has increased accessibility anywhere, anytime, and by anyone. Moreover, m-assessment contributed to assessment practice by changing how information is collected and providing various mobile formative and summative assessment tools. Effectiveness of m-assessment for improving learning will be discussed by examining evidences regarding learning achievement, student engagement, and cognitive load. Various challenges of using m-assessment were highlighted. Suggestions for overcoming such challenges and using m-assessment effectively were provided under two headings: (a) smart use and (b) smart design of m-assessment. Future research directions were described.

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