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Morrell, Lesley J. – Studies in Higher Education, 2021
Feedback is critically important to student learning, but the reduced frequency of assignments combined with isolated or stand-alone tasks reduces the opportunity for students to engage with feedback and use it effectively to enhance their learning. Here, I evaluate student attainment during a module consisting of eight iterated tasks where the…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Summative Evaluation, Feedback (Response), Student Improvement
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Moozeh, Kimia; Farmer, Jennifer; Tihanyi, Deborah; Evans, Greg J. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2020
Information overload and limited laboratory time usually result in students focusing mostly on procedural tasks to get the results, rather than being engaged with what they are doing. Moreover, traditional laboratory curricula rarely provide students opportunities to repeat experiments. This study presents the design of a web-based application…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, College Science, Undergraduate Study, Science Laboratories
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Rajabalee, Yousra Banoor; Santally, Mohammad Issack; Rennie, Frank – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2020
This paper reports the findings of a research using marks of students in learning activities of an online module to build a predictive model of performance for the final assessment of the module. The objectives were (1) to compare the performances of students of two cohorts in terms of continuous learning assessment marks and final learning…
Descriptors: Performance Factors, Electronic Learning, Learning Analytics, Learning Activities
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Dejene, Wondifraw – Cogent Education, 2019
The purpose of this study was to assess the implementation of modularization in Ethiopian higher education institutions with particular reference to the instructional process (active learning and continuous assessment). Mixed research design was employed. Three universities were focus of the study. Three hundred and eight undergraduate students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Active Learning, Teaching Methods
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Hilliam, Rachel; Calvert, Carol – Open Learning, 2019
Students from many different subject areas are required to study statistics as part of their qualification. The Open University developed a statistics module which could simultaneously be studied by students from a variety of different disciplines, by engaging them with topics which are of interest to everyone, namely money, education and health,…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Statistics, Student Diversity, Learning Modules
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Schultz, Kelly M.; Snyder, Mark A. – Chemical Engineering Education, 2019
A hands-on educational module was created to illustrate the scope of chemical engineering. Students are taught fundamental concepts that they integrate in a laboratory experience designing and fabricating a 'plant-on-a-chip' microfluidic device capable of continuous processing of reactive flows. Students gain insight into chemical engineering…
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, STEM Education, Outreach Programs, Student Recruitment
Scott Reynolds; Lee J. Rutledge; Jeff Edmison – Region 12 Comprehensive Center, 2020
The Region 12 Comprehensive Center conducted a national scan of formative assessment supports provided by state education agencies. The report presents common themes in formative assessment support, a series of supports by content and grade area as well as by modality of professional learning, and illustrative examples. It also examines…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Student Evaluation, State Standards, Teacher Competencies
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Hirst, Nicky – Practitioner Research in Higher Education, 2016
The discourses around feedback and assessment within higher education are often proliferated as critical to student learning, and attention to student (dis)"satisfaction" is often high on the agenda. As academics spend extensive time and effort on the production of summative feedback, this paper draws on the initial findings from a…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Public Speaking, Visual Aids, Formative Evaluation
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Gorard, Stephen; Siddiqui, Nadia; See, Beng Huat – Educational Studies, 2016
This paper describes a randomised controlled trial conducted with 10 secondary schools in England to evaluate the impact and feasibility of Fresh Start as an intervention to help new entrants with low prior literacy. Fresh Start is a synthetic phonics programme for small groups of pupils, here implemented three times per week over 22 weeks. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Programs, Intervention, Program Evaluation