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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
Tunon, Johanna; Ramirez, Laura Lucio; Ryckman, Brian; Campbell, Loy; Mlinar, Courtney – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2015
A formative program evaluation using Stufflebeam's (2010) Context, Input, Process, Product (CIPP) model was conducted to assess the use of digital badges for tracking basic library instructional skills across academic programs at Nova Southeastern University. Based on the evaluation of pilot library modules and Blackboard Learn's badges…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Certification, Portfolios (Background Materials), Formative Evaluation
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
Wesson, Caroline J. – Psychology Teaching Review, 2013
Patchwork text assessment offers an alternative to traditional forms of assessment that are often focused on single assessment outcomes. Embedded within patchwork text assessment is formative assessment whereby short pieces of work, or patches, are shared with staff or peers for feedback which students can reflect upon and use to amend their work…
Descriptors: Social Psychology, Learning Modules, Feedback (Response), Formative Evaluation
Barker, Martin; Pinard, Michelle – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2014
We evaluate the case for using feedback iteratively, to improve student engagement and learning. In this model, students were invited to respond to tutor feedback with students' own responses. Among the three courses/modules (three tutors) studied, differences in feedback styles were evident from: (a) thematic analysis of tutor comments and, for…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Course Evaluation, Student Participation, Student Improvement
Jacoby, Jennifer C.; Heugh, Sheelagh; Bax, Christopher; Branford-White, Christopher – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2014
The student cohort on the University Science Extended Degree (SED) course is diverse in terms of educational experience. One of the key facets of teaching at this level is to engage and prepare students for higher levels of education in the sciences. The purpose of this evaluation is to relate a specific virtual framework, designed for students…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Instructional Improvement, Educational Experience, Biology
Abeywardena, Ishan Sudeera – Open Praxis, 2013
The constant emphasis on maintaining a high level of quality in the Open Distance Learning (ODL) self directed courses delivered at Wawasan Open University (WOU) demands the accurate assessment of course learning outcomes (CLO). The summative and formative assessment components of each course module are, in theory, designed to effectively measure…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Open Education, Distance Education, Open Universities
Huxham, Mark; Laybourn, Phyllis; Cairncross, Sandra; Gray, Morag; Brown, Norrie; Goldfinch, Judy; Earl, Shirley – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2008
A study was conducted comparing the feedback received from students about teaching obtained using different instruments. Twelve first- and second-year undergraduate modules were selected from seven different schools within a single university. Students studying each module were allocated to "questionnaire" and "comparator" groups. "Questionnaire"…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Formative Evaluation, Focus Groups, Questionnaires
Alberta Education, 2008
This document is designed to provide assessment materials for specific Grade 4 outcomes in the Chinese Language and Culture Nine-year Program, Grades 4-5-6. The assessment materials are designed for the beginner level in the context of teaching for communicative competence. Grade 4 learning outcomes from the Chinese Language and Culture Nine-year…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Student Evaluation, Formative Evaluation, Grade 4
Weston, Tim – American Journal of Evaluation, 2004
Educational technology applications and lessons, such as learning modules, activities, and user-authored systems, face substantial implementation challenges in public schools and post-secondary institutions. The design of technology impacts the willingness of teachers to implement new technology; evaluators examining implementation obstacles can…
Descriptors: Learning Modules, Evaluation Methods, Assistive Technology, Formative Evaluation
Cooper, Scott; Hanmer, Deborah; Cerbin, Bill – American Biology Teacher, 2006
We studied the effect of formative assessment and feedback on learning. Students produced phylogenetic trees based upon morphological and molecular data. The trees were projected in class, feedback provided, and the process repeated twice with new data. Assessment revealed that these in-class modules resulted in significant improvement in student…
Descriptors: Feedback, Formative Evaluation, Problem Solving, Learning Modules
Bohlmann, C. A. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2006
Formative assessment in distance teaching is a complex issue, particularly when diverse students are involved. At Unisa many students from previously disadvantage backgrounds need to be accommodated in tertiary mathematics and science. However, many such students have limited entry-level mathematical knowledge and academic skills. This article…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Distance Education, Formative Evaluation, Foreign Countries
Acar, B. Serpil – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2004
The paper commences by briefly introducing the systems engineering programme, then focuses on the "systems" module, which requires the first-year students to undertake a number of "open-ended" projects. During the problem-based learning (PBL) based projects the students are expected to combine creativity and the knowledge they acquire during the…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Problem Based Learning, Program Effectiveness, Teaching Methods
Harkins, Frances – 1978
This module on evaluation models is one of a set of five on evaluation and research and is part of a larger series of thirty-four modules constituting a core curriculum for use in the professional preparation of vocational educators in the areas of agricultural, business, home economics, and industrial education. Following the module objective and…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Core Curriculum, Criterion Referenced Tests, Evaluation Methods
Lipe, Dewey; Haveman, Jacqueline E. – 1977
Issues associated with the evaluation of 61 educational curriculum units, which was conducted by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) are described. The units were adapted to the AIR Career Education Curriculum framework by creating 133 instructional units within which students could develop career skills in an orderly sequence. The…
Descriptors: Career Education, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Data Analysis