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Optional formative assessment and class attendance: their impact on student performance
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Collett, PH and Gyles, N and Hrasky, S, Optional formative assessment and class attendance: their impact on student performance, Global Perspectives on Accounting Education, 4, (2007) pp. 41-59. ISSN 1543-2955 (2007) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
This study investigates the impact of class attendance and the use of optional
formative assessment tasks on student performance. We hypothesise that a positive
relationship exists between students’ attendance rates and their success on
assessment tasks. We also hypothesise a positive relationship between the extent to
which students use formative assessment tasks (in the form of on-line multiplechoice
question sets) and their success on summative assessment tasks. The question
of whether attendance and the use of formative assessment have a complementary
or substitutional impact on results is also investigated. The results indicate that after
controlling for other factors likely to affect student performance, attendance at class
and use of on-line formative assessment tasks do affect student performance.
However, there is no further synergistic performance improvement to be achieved
from both being a good attendee and a high user of the self-assessment quizzes.Further, attendance and self-assessment opportunities do not act as substitutes for
each other. That is, students cannot compensate for poor attendance by making
greater use of the self- assessment opportunities and vice versa.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | formative assessment, summative assessment, attendance |
Research Division: | Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services |
Research Group: | Accounting, auditing and accountability |
Research Field: | Accounting, auditing and accountability not elsewhere classified |
Objective Division: | Education and Training |
Objective Group: | Other education and training |
Objective Field: | Other education and training not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Collett, PH (Mr Peter Collett) |
UTAS Author: | Hrasky, S (Dr Susan Hrasky) |
ID Code: | 51410 |
Year Published: | 2007 |
Deposited By: | Accounting |
Deposited On: | 2007-08-01 |
Last Modified: | 2010-05-28 |
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