The Effect of Teachers’ Perceptions on the Role of Technology in Assessment: the Case of Macau

Kan Kan Chan

Abstract


Technology is shaping the process and outcome of educational assessment. This paper explores how teachers and pre-service teachers view the role of technology in educational assessment. Participants in the study were students taking an educational evaluation course taught in a public university in Macau. Students’ views were collected through open-ended questions. Content analysis of students’ responses was categorised using the framework of assessment for learning and assessment of learning. It was found that teachers envisaged the role of technology to be more on the assessment of learning. Results suggested that educators should provide learning experiences to make teachers aware of the uses of technology for instructional purposes.


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educational assessment; teachers’ perception; role of technology;

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