DEVELOPING A FRAMEWORK FOR THE EFFECTIVE USE OF BLOGS IN  FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

dc.creator	Mahesh JOSHI
dc.creator	Alperhan BABACAN
dc.date	2012-07-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:08:30Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:08:30Z
dc.identifier	1302-6488
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/ef4a14b9dc89471887f9614b6ed67941
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/12063
dc.description	The development of educational technologies has resulted in a fundamental shift in the educational paradigm with learning no longer equating to the assimilation of knowledge transmitted by textbooks and instructors but by personally building and communicating knowledge. The aim of this paper is to analyse and discuss the importance of infusing blogs as a formative assessment tool in university education. After describing the theoretical aims, design, implementation and evaluation of blogging as a formative assessment tool; the paper supports the argument for the educational use and pedagogical importance of blogging. The paper also highlights potential problems and limitations of the blogging as an assessment tool and provides a conceptual framework for the effective implementation of blogs for enhancing student learning outcomes.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Anadolu University, Eskisehir
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1302-6488
dc.source	The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, Vol 13, Iss 3, Pp 21-32 (2012)
dc.subject	Blogging
dc.subject	assessment tool
dc.subject	infusing blogs
dc.subject	formative assessment tool
dc.subject	effective implementation of blogs.
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	DEVELOPING A FRAMEWORK FOR THE EFFECTIVE USE OF BLOGS IN FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
dc.type	article