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Implementation of Formative Assessment--Effects of Quality of Programme Delivery on Students' Mathematics Achievement and Interest
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Pinger, Petra; Rakoczy, Katrin; Besser, Michael; Klieme, Eckhard – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2018
The aim of this study was to contribute to the understanding of the effectiveness of formative assessment interventions by analysing how the "quality of programme delivery" affects students' mathematics achievement and interest. Teachers (n = 17) implemented formative assessment in their ninth-grade mathematics classes and provided their…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Formative Evaluation, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement
Evaluation of a Life Skills Program to Prevent Adolescent Alcohol Use in Two European Countries: One-Year Follow-Up
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Giannotta, Fabrizia; Weichold, Karina – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2016
Background: Life skills programs are effective tools to combat youth substance use. However there is a lack of studies concerning their effectiveness in Europe. Objective: This study investigated the 1 year follow up effects and the program implementation of a life skills school-based intervention (IPSY: Information + Psychosocial…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Prevention, Intervention, Program Effectiveness
Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Tutor Training for Problem Based Learning in Undergraduate Psychology Courses
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Mühlfelder, Manfred; Konermann, Tobias; Borchard, Linda-Marie – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2015
In this paper we describe a "Train the Tutor" programme (TtT) for developing the metacognitive skills, facilitator skills, and tutor skills of students in a problem based learning (PBL) context. The purpose of the programme was to train 2nd and 3rd year undergraduate students in psychology to become effective PBL tutors for…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Problem Based Learning, Tutor Training, Program Design
Implementing Computer-Based Assessment--A Web-Based Mock Examination Changes Attitudes
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Deutsch, Tobias; Herrmann, Kristin; Frese, Thomas; Sandholzer, Hagen – Computers & Education, 2012
Interest in the educational use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in higher education is increasing. For successful implementation, it is important to know students' attitudes and reservations and how they can be positively influenced. The objective of the present study was to examine possible attitudinal changes towards…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Barriers, Medical Students, Student Attitudes