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If At First You Do Not Succeed: Student Behavior When Provided Feedforward Within Multiple Trials For Online Summative Assessments, Emily K. Faulconer Ph.D., John C. Griffith Ph.D., Hayden Frank
If At First You Do Not Succeed: Student Behavior When Provided Feedforward Within Multiple Trials For Online Summative Assessments, Emily K. Faulconer Ph.D., John C. Griffith Ph.D., Hayden Frank
John Griffith
Feedback best practices suggest that timely, specific, and actionable feedback is provided, with the option to apply the feedback. We used a learning management system to deliver assessments with automatic feedback provided at the conclusion of the assessment, allowing for multiple attempts in order to apply the knowledge gained. Questions were pooled so each attempt was unique, the highest score earned was awarded, and there was no penalty for failure to take advantage of multiple attempts. We found that students who did not earn an A on their first attempt were more likely to opt to try again. Those that …