Developing a formative assessment system for mathematics using mobile technology: A student centred approach

The success of mobile technology for learning tools depends not only on the technical design aspects but also on pedagogical issues. Students' involvement in designing the tools is one of the key factors for their engagement in technology supported learning. Students should be actively involved in developing innovative solutions which are likely to improve their skills as well as their performance. In this study work, the students participated in iterative design processes of a mobile tablet based peer-to-peer assessment system (P2PASS) for mathematics, and in real life deployment on a mathematics course. The paper reports on two major concepts: the user centred design in practice and the pedagogical implications of formative assessment in mathematics education at university level. The improvements on the usability aspects of the P2PASS system are discussed together with the potential role that such a system could play in collaborative learning of mathematics.