Taking badges to school: A school-based badge system and its impact on participating teachers. (April 2016)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Taking badges to school: A school-based badge system and its impact on participating teachers. (April 2016)
- Main Title:
- Taking badges to school: A school-based badge system and its impact on participating teachers
- Authors:
- Wardrip, Peter Samuelson
Abramovich, Samuel
Kim, Yoon Jeon
Bathgate, Meghan - Abstract:
- Abstract: While current research on badges typically examines the relationship between badges and learners' motivation, this study explores a badge system's impact on participating teachers. Through qualitative analysis, the data suggests that the badge system provides teachers with new information about students not readily available through typical school-based interactions. Additionally, while the badge system initiated new meetings and opportunities for teachers' joint work, the data did not suggest that these collaborative activities established a public practice of instruction for participating teachers nor did the teachers report changes in their instructional practice. The paper ends with implications and plans for future research. Highlights: This study presents an empirical account of badges implemented in a school. Badges provided teachers with a means to new data about their students. The badge system initiated new meetings and chances for joint work among teachers. These collaborative activities did not establish a public practice of instruction. Most teachers did not perceive instructional changes related to badge involvement.
- Is Part Of:
- Computers & education. Volume 95(2016)
- Journal:
- Computers & education
- Issue:
- Volume 95(2016)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 95, Issue 2016 (2016)
- Year:
- 2016
- Volume:
- 95
- Issue:
- 2016
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2016-0095-2016-0000
- Page Start:
- 239
- Page End:
- 253
- Publication Date:
- 2016-04
- Subjects:
- Teachers -- Data-use -- Assessment -- Badges
Education -- Data processing -- Periodicals
Education -- Periodicals
Computers -- Periodicals
Computer-Assisted Instruction -- Periodicals
Éducation -- Informatique -- Périodiques
Electronic journals
370.285 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03601315 ↗
http://www.elsevier.com/journals ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1016/j.compedu.2016.01.008 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0360-1315
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