Practices and challenges of alternative assessments at government primary schools in Bangladesh: teachers’ perceptions
This thesis is submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Science in Early Child Development, 2021.
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10361-156462021-11-23T21:01:25Z Practices and challenges of alternative assessments at government primary schools in Bangladesh: teachers’ perceptions Rahman, Marzia Mim, Shamnaz Arifin Institute of Education Development, BRAC University Government primary schools Alternative assessments Teachers’ perceptions Practices Challenges Curriculum evaluation Educational tests and measurements Education, Elementary This thesis is submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Science in Early Child Development, 2021. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 33-39). Bangladesh's existing summative assessment system, especially in primary education, does not support the students' holistic development. To overcome this barrier, the concept of alternative assessment came into place. However, teachers' perceptions are essential before any reform in education as they will be implementing that in the classroom. Therefore, this study intended to determine the perceptions of the government primary schools' teachers regarding the practices and challenges of alternative assessment. I chose the qualitative research method with purposive sampling for this study. I collected data from 18 teachers of 6 different schools in Dhaka city through individual phone interviews, focus group discussions, lesson planning, and student copies. The data showed that though the teachers are aware of the significance of alternative assessment, they do not have enough knowledge and face numerous challenges while implementing it. The reasons they mentioned are lack of teachers, teacher-student ratio, class duration, workload, parents' pressure for taking summative assessments, and lack of training. Thus, the study proposes for the life-long learning orientation of the teachers along with proper monitoring and evaluation of those learning, besides providing the teachers with adequate support and resources so that they can implement the alternative assessments in their classrooms. Marzia Rahman M. Early Child Development 2021-11-23T04:21:13Z 2021-11-23T04:21:13Z 2021 2021-09 Thesis ID 18357039 http://hdl.handle.net/10361/15646 en BRAC University thesis reports are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. 45 pages application/pdf Brac University |
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This thesis is submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Science in Early Child Development, 2021. |
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