The task feedback process of mathematical tasks in undergraduate formative evaluation
Keywords:
Mathematics Education, Formative evaluation, Feedback, Mathematics, Higher educationAbstract
We report on the results of didactical-empirical research in Mathematics Education in which we developed an approach towards undergraduate formative evaluation, with the objective of: defining which is the process for task feedback in mathematics courses and what benefits does it provide to students. Data production was grounded on an interpretative paradigm with descriptive scope in a Mexican university; the participants were 107 students and a teacher, the methods used were participant observation and surveys. The feedback process identified is effective when three moments are fulfilled: 1) the student does a task, 2) the teacher evaluates and 3) the student addresses feedback; by this, the tasks become a learning product that entitles the students to the opportunity to put their mathematical thinking into practice with the possibility of making “mistakes” without worrying about their grades. Also, eight benefits from feedback were identified and grouped into three categories: affective, goal knowledge, and active role as a learning producer. In conclusion, we propose that the identified benefits can be extended transversally during the students passage through higher education and some challenges about the complexity of doing individual qualitative task feedback for the teacher are highlighted.
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