A framework for mobile-assisted formative assessment to promote students' self-determination

Nikou, Stavros A. and Economides, Anastasios A. (2021) A framework for mobile-assisted formative assessment to promote students' self-determination. Future Internet, 13 (5). 116. ISSN 1999-5903 (https://doi.org/10.3390/fi13050116)

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Abstract

Motivation is an important issue to consider when designing learning activities, including mobile learning and assessment. While previous research provides evidence for the motivational impact of mobile learning, not many pedagogical frameworks exist for the design of mobile-assisted learning and assessment. The current study is grounded in the Self-Determination Theory of motivation and proposes a pedagogical framework for mobile-assisted formative assessment, aiming at enhancing student motivation. For a preliminary evaluation of the framework, fifty-one students from a public European high school participated in a series of formative assessment activities. The tasks that were implemented according to the proposed mobile-based formative assessment framework had a significant positive impact on student perceived levels of autonomy, competence, and relatedness, enhancing students’ intrinsic motivation levels. Study findings highlighted the capacity of the proposed framework to guide the design of mobile-based formative assessment activities that enhance and promote student motivation. The study makes a theoretical contribution by proposing a framework that aligns mobile learning and assessment with elements of the Self-Determination Theory of motivation and also has a practical contribution by implementing mobile learning and assessment practices that have the potential to promote student motivation.

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Nikou, Stavros A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9941-2125 and Economides, Anastasios A.;
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