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Science Assessments As A Learning Opportunity: Feedforward With Multiple Attempts, Emily Faulconer
Science Assessments As A Learning Opportunity: Feedforward With Multiple Attempts, Emily Faulconer
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Feedback best practices support timely, high-quality feedback with application opportunity. Multiple attempts on assessments support learning gains. A learning management system can be used to automatically provide feedback for application on a future assessment attempt. Current research has not thoroughly investigated the student impacts or opinions on this combined strategy. In this study, students took a second attempt 46% of the time, scoring an average of 10.1% higher on their second attempt. More than 60% of students who failed their first attempt completed a second attempt. Students perceived the feedback as useful in preparing for their second attempt. Future research …
Formative Assessment Techniques For Online Learning, Emily Faulconer, Beverly Wood
Formative Assessment Techniques For Online Learning, Emily Faulconer, Beverly Wood
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While most faculty think of assessments as used to measure learning after the fact, formative assessment classroom techniques (FACTs) give an instructor a snapshot of where students are in their learning so as to address any gaps in their understanding. Online instructors have a variety of tools at their disposal to incorporate engaging FACTs into their courses that will improve learning outcomes.