Student Perceptions of Instant Feedback on Constructed Response Items in Classroom Formative Science Assessment

• In Event: Current Directions and New Insights in Formative Assessment

Abstract

In a study funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), instant scores and automated feedback on constructed response (CR) items were provided to students during their classroom formative science assessment via natural language processing (NLP) techniques. The use of NLP techniques to analyze real-time student constructed responses can facilitate and increase the use of CR items, especially when providing instant feedback would be beneficial to the assessment. Data was collected on students’ perceptions of the instant (automated) feedback and their attitudes towards additional activities with automated feedback. The primary objective of this study is to analyze students’ perceptions and attitudes in order to improve the design of the instant feedback for future implementations.

Authors

• Vinetha Belur, Educational Testing Service

• Hee-Sun Lee, The Concord Consortium

• Ou Lydia Liu, ETS

• Amy R. Pallant, Concord Consortium