1. Application of Formative Educational Evaluation' methodologies in order to promote the professionalism of the teachers of kindergarten, primary school, secondary school and vocational training.
In collaboration with CRESPI - Centro di Ricerca Educativa sulla Professionalità dell’Insegnante http://crespi.edu.unibo.it/
2. Design, implementation and validation of tools for observation and evaluation (also with videoanalysis) of the teaching practices.
(In collaboration with the International Research Center ”Video 4 teachers” http://sites.unica.it/video4teachers/ and with the University of California-Irvine)
3. Experimentation of curricula and training methodologies (also supported by videoanalysis) for the promotion of teachers' professionalism.
4. Methodologies and procedures for Quality Assurance in the international context of Lifelong Learning. Specifically, implementation of the “Formative Educational Evluation model” within the context of higher education, in order to promote the teaching quality.
5. Survey on the beliefs and attitudes of teachers, in service and pre-service. Evaluation of the curricula for the teacher education and teacher training/staff development.
6. Studies on the technical aspects of the assessment procedures and analysis of the methodologies and tools for the formative assessment and of its innovative repercussions within the school contexts. Analysis of teacher assessment beliefs.
