Assessing reflective thinking: Pre‐service teachers’ and professors’ perceptions of an oral examination
Abstract
This paper investigates the role questioning occupies in an oral examination as it relates to King and Kitchener’s theory of critical, reflective thinking. Pre-service teachers’ experience of sitting an oral examination and professors’ reflections on conducting the assessment in a small liberal arts university are considered. Findings from this research reflect upon the learning process in an oral examination and review the relationship between the examiners’ probing questions and the assessment of reflective thinking in pre-service teachers.
Reference
Badger, J. (2010). Assessing reflective thinking: Pre‐service teachers’ and professors’ perceptions of an oral examination. Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 17(1), 77-89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09695940903076022
Journal
Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice
Analysis
Is this article part of a larger project or series of studies?
no
Does this study draw on a large, preexisting data set?
no
Research Approach
- Pragmatic (mixed methods)
Geographic Setting
- Southeast of the United States
Institutional Context
Certification Level
Programatic Focus
Research Location Context
Preservice Participants
- M.Ed. program
- Undergraduates (university based program)
Preservice Sample Size
97
Other Participant Data
Duration of Data Collection
Data Sources
Data Analysis Tools
- Conceptual model used as analysis framework
Researcher Positionality
- Inside (studying their own programs)
Research Questions
What are "students’ and professors’ perceptions of a summative oral examination as it pertains to the conceptualisation and development of critical, reflective thinking in six stages"? (p.77)
Is this research question explicit from the manuscript? Combination
To what extent do "examiners’ probing questions determine and foster
reflective thinking skills in students"? (p.77)
Is this research question explicit from the manuscript? Combination