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Sözen, Erol; Güven, Ufuk – International Education Studies, 2019
The improvements in technology made technology tools invade almost every field, including education. Online assessment tools have various functions for students and teachers. Students are able to use their mobile devices in the classroom, while teachers are able to use the tools for formative and summative evaluation purposes and for getting to…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Students, Computer Assisted Testing
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National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2020
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), first administered in 1969, is the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what the nation's students know and can do in various subjects such as civics, geography, mathematics, reading, science, U.S. history, and writing. The results of NAEP are released as The…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Computer Assisted Testing, Grade 4, Grade 8
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Wilson, Kathi; Boyd, Cleo; Chen, Liwen; Jamal, Sarosh – Computers & Education, 2011
The main objective of this paper is to examine the effectiveness of computer-assisted formative assessment in a large, first-year undergraduate geography course. In particular, the paper evaluates the impact of computer-assisted multiple-choice practice tests on student performance in the course as well as student opinions of this type of…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Student Evaluation, Student Attitudes, Formative Evaluation
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Smith, Mark; Polglase, Giles; Parry, Carolyn – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2012
Belbin team role self and observer perceptions were applied to a large cohort (145) of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences undergraduates in a module assessed through two separate group projects. Students self-selected groups for the first project; for the second, groups were more "balanced." Results show slight improvement in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Labor Market, Undergraduate Students
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Walker, Scott L. – Journal of Geography, 2006
This paper introduced the development and validation of the Test of Geography-Related Attitudes (ToGRA). The ToGRA measures student attitude on four discrete measures student attitude on four discrete scales: 1) leisure interest in geography; 2) enjoyment of geographic education; 3) career interest in geography; and 4) interest in place. The ToGRA…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Validity, Attitude Measures, Student Interests
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Charman, Dan; Elmes, Andy – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1998
Describes the introduction of computer-based assessment (CBA) in a first-year module in geographical data analysis, and evaluates student opinion and performance in response to this. Finds that students generally reacted positively and that overall module evaluations improved; student interest and examination performance (based on average test…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Uses in Education, Data Analysis