Project Activities
A teacher advisory board was convened to provide input on the project design and software specifications. Prototype development included data modeling, tagging schemas (text structure and text/curriculum content), and technical specifications. Lab testing was conducted at each stage to review and rate components, and to assess utility. Classroom-based research and development involved overlapping and iterative processes of feasibility analysis, technical specification, software development, and beta testing. A feasibility study collected pilot data in six eighth-grade science classrooms with 130 students. Results demonstrated that the product and was feasible for educators to deliver and for students to use, and that the tool support improved student self-assessment in writing.
People and institutions involved
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Products and publications
Product Video Demonstration: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-_kmfVDlRU
Product: The final product employs Web 2.0 technologies to provide feedback for learners and support formative assessment. The product captures text, images, tables, diagrams, videos, and audios support the construction of a wide range of multimodal texts, such as scientific reports, writing in language arts, history essays, and social studies projects. The product also supports collaborative work and maintains an audit trail of co-authors' varied contributions.
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