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A Review of the Characteristics of Intermediate Assessment and Their Relationship with Student Grades
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Day, Indira N. Z.; van Blankenstein, Floris M.; Westenberg, Michiel; Admiraal, Wilfried – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2018
In-course assessment, such as midterms, quizzes or presentations, is often an integral part of higher education courses. These so-called intermediate assessments influence students' final grades. The current review investigates which characteristics of intermediate assessment relate to these grades. In total, 88 articles were reviewed that…
Descriptors: Correlation, Foreign Countries, Grades (Scholastic), Formative Evaluation
Predicting Academic Success in Higher Education: What's More Important than Being Smart?
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Kappe, Rutger; van der Flier, Henk – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2012
This study investigated the combined predictive validity of intelligence and personality factors on multiple measures of academic achievement. Students in a college of higher education in the Netherlands (N = 137) completed a survey that measured intelligence, the Big Five personality traits, motivation, and four specific personality traits.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Intelligence, Higher Education, Grade Point Average
Progress Feedback Effects on Students' Writing Mastery Goal, Self-Efficacy Beliefs, and Performance
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Duijnhouwer, Hendrien; Prins, Frans J.; Stokking, Karel M. – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2010
The effects of progress feedback on university students' writing mastery goal, self-efficacy beliefs, and writing performance were examined in this experiment. Students in the experimental condition (n = 42) received progress feedback on their writing assignment, whereas students in the control condition (n = 44) received feedback without progress…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Writing Assignments, Self Efficacy, Student Motivation
Espace
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De Volder, Maurice; Slootmaker, Aad; Kurvers, Hub; Rutjens, Marjo; van der Baaren, John; Bitter, Marlies; Kappe, Rutger; Roossink, Henk; de Goeijen, Jan; Reitzema, Hans – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2007
This article describes Espace (Electronic System for Peer Assessment and Coaching Efficiency), a student peer-feedback tool that enhances the educational quality of assignments without overburdening faculty or adding administrative costs. Developed and tested by four universities in the Netherlands, Espace focuses on qualitative feedback and…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Assignments, Student Evaluation, Formative Evaluation
Support for Simulation-Based Learning; The Effects of Model Progression and Assignments on Learning about Oscillatory Motion.
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Swaak, Janine; And Others – 1996
In this study, learners worked with a simulation of harmonic oscillation. Two supportive measures were introduced: model progression and assignments. In model progression, the model underlying the simulation is not offered in its full complexity from the start, but variables are gradually introduced. Assignments are small exercises that help the…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Assignments, College Students, Computer Simulation
Teaching Hypertext and Hypermedia through the Web.
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de Bra, Paul M. E. – 1996
This paper describes a World Wide Web-based introductory course titled "Hypermedia Structures and Systems," offered as an optional part of the curriculum in computing science at the Eindhoven University of Technology (Netherlands). The technical environment for the current (1996) edition of the course is presented, which features…
Descriptors: Assignments, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Managed Instruction