Skip to main content
Article
Science Assessment as a Learning Opportunity J
Journal of College Science Teaching (2023)
  • Emily K. Faulconer, Ph.D., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide
  • John C. Griffith, Ph.D, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide
Abstract
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 should include investigations of why some students do not make a second quiz attempt and in what ways feedback is used (or not). This study demonstrates the effectiveness of this feedforward with multiple attempts strategy in multiple introductory science courses taught fully online.
Keywords
  • Feedforward,
  • Multiple Attempts,
  • Online Learning,
  • Higher Education
Publication Date
Spring April 30, 2023
Publisher Statement
Copyright laws protect your work. NSTA will hold the copyright to your article to facilitate reprinting and republishing in the future. If you wish to have your article reprinted elsewhere, you need to secure permission from NSTA.
Citation Information
Emily K. Faulconer and John C. Griffith. "Science Assessment as a Learning Opportunity J" Journal of College Science Teaching Vol. 52 Iss. 4 (2023) p. 87 - 94 ISSN: 1943-4898
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/john_griffith/102/
Creative Commons license
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons CC_BY-SA International License.