Using formative assessments to form Christian readers
As our practices often shape our attitudes, pedagogical methods may help students begin to cultivate religious ways of reading. Formative assessments play a large role in how our students encounter and engage with texts, yet as much as scholars have begun considering approaches to cultivating Christ...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publishing
[2019]
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International journal of Christianity & education
Year: 2019, Volume: 23, Issue: 1, Pages: 36-48 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture RF Christian education; catechetics |
| Further subjects: | B
formative assessment
B reading practices B religious reading B assessment methods |
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| Summary: | As our practices often shape our attitudes, pedagogical methods may help students begin to cultivate religious ways of reading. Formative assessments play a large role in how our students encounter and engage with texts, yet as much as scholars have begun considering approaches to cultivating Christian pedagogical methods, assessment methods have received little attention. Inspired by ancient and medieval Christian reading practices, I have developed formative assessments that emulate traditional Christian responses to texts, including memorization, anthologies, commentaries, and creative projects. Because these methods seek wisdom while invoking the imagination, adopting them into formative assessments may help cultivate a disposition of humility and wonder. |
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| ISSN: | 2056-998X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of Christianity & education
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/2056997118814013 |