Three quality criteria for digital formative assessment of deep conceptual understanding: relevance, validity, and in-depth informativity¶

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Description¶

The article proposes that a DFA for deep conceptual understanding must fulfill three criteria: relevance (focusing on the most relevant components of a topic), validity (appropriateness of inferences, including actionable diagnostic information for teachers), and in-depth informativity (combining in-depth insights into student thinking with automatable analysis). These criteria structure the four-step design process and are summarized in Fig. 5.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

Prior to item construction, epistemological and empirical research in the subject-matter area is required to unpack topics into the most relevant concept elements

Constraints¶

The digital assessment of deep conceptual understanding is more challenging to realize than the digital assessment of procedural skills

Target Learners¶

Grade 5–7 students who struggle in mathematics

Learning Goals¶

Deep conceptual understanding of basic arithmetic concepts

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Key Sources¶

Hankeln, C., Kroehne, U., Voss, L., Gross, S., & Prediger, S. (2025). Developing digital formative assessment for deep conceptual learning goals: Which topic-specific research gaps need to be closed? Education Tech Research Dev, 73, 1953–1973. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-025-10486-x

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`title`	`Three quality criteria for digital formative assessment of deep conceptual understanding: relevance, validity, and in-depth informativity`
`description`	`The article proposes that a DFA for deep conceptual understanding must fulfill three criteria: relevance (focusing on the most relevant components of a topic), validity (appropriateness of inferences, including action...`
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