Technology-enhanced formative assessment: A research-based pedagogy for teaching science with classroom response technology

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 146-162

  Beatty, Ian D ^a,b   Gerace, William J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Classroom response system; Educational technology; Formative assessment; Pedagogy

Indexed keywords

EID: 64549150952     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-008-9140-4     Document Type: Article

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