Implicit Theories on Learning Assessment and the Use of Triangulation as a Means of Qualitative Validity and Reliability

Authors

Roberto Bellido-García, Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Escuela de Postgrado. Lima, Perú.Follow
Alejandro Cruzata-Martinez Dr., Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Escuela de PostgradoFollow
Martha Ponce Marín, Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Escuela de Postgrado. Lima, Perú
Luis Gerardo Rejas Borjas, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Perú; Universidad San Martín de Porres. Lima, PerúFollow

Abstract

This article discusses assessment practices in primary education and implicit theories in teaching. Cultural practice and social interactions in the classroom create personal experiences, which are the basis for teachers’ individual mental representations, known as implicit theories. These conceptions guide their teaching, but they are not generally studied, unlike the theories of the scientific community. Although implicit theories may be different, teachers from the same educational institution generally share them and they regulate them in relation to the context. This study seeks to identify and interpret the implicit theories on learning assessment of a primary school teacher in Puno, Peru. The methodology used was grounded theory. For this purpose, the empirical method, such as participant observation and in-depth interviews, was used. The main result was identifying in the teacher an assessment practice with a prevalence of constructive and interpretive theory traits.

Keywords

learning assessment, implicit theories, grounded theory, triangulation, primary education

Author Bio(s)

Roberto Bellido-García works at the Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Escuela de Postgrado. Lima, Perú. Please direct correspondence to d_robertob@yahoo.es.

Alejandro Cruzata-Martinez works at the Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Escuela de Postgrado. Please direct correspondence to alejandrocruzatamartinez@yahoo.es.

Martha Ponce Marín Works at the Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Escuela de Postgrado. Lima, Perú.

Luis Gerardo Rejas Borjas works at the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Perú. Please direct correspondence to rejasborjas@gmail.com.

Publication Date

5-8-2022

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2022.4231

Recommended APA Citation

Bellido-García, R., Cruzata-Martinez, A., Ponce Marín, M., & Rejas Borjas, L. (2022). Implicit Theories on Learning Assessment and the Use of Triangulation as a Means of Qualitative Validity and Reliability. The Qualitative Report, 27(5), 1276-1300. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2022.4231

ORCID ID

https://orcid.org/ 0000-0002-1417-3477

ResearcherID

57218375231