Researchers from the Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice publish a book chapter

Researchers from the Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice (CRPP), Dr Fatema Anis Hussain, Research Associate, and Dr Dennis Kwek, Centre Director of CRPP and Associate Dean of Strategic Engagement at the Office of Education Research, wrote a book chapter titled “Formative Assessment in Primary Science Classrooms in Singapore: Teachers’ Pedagogical Reasoning and Practices” in the A Diversity of Pathways Through Science Education book. The chapter explores teachers’ pre-lesson and in class decision-making in relation to evidence of student learning in the classroom, which is pertinent given the curricular focus on Assessment for Learning (AfL) in line with the emphasis on inquiry-based learning. The findings indicate that teachers largely provided detailed feedback focused on informing students’ learning during scientific investigations, which warrants a stronger focus on learner-centred feedback, teachers’ questioning, and students’ metacognitive learning.