ERIC Number: EJ1100553
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
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Formative Assessment and Increased Student Involvement Increase Grades in an Upper Secondary School Biology Course
Granbom, Martin
Journal of Biological Education, v50 n2 p185-195 2016
This study shows that formative methods and increased student participation has a positive influence on learning measured as grades. The study was conducted during the course Biology A in a Swedish Upper Secondary School. The students constructed grade criteria and defined working methods and type of examination within a given topic, Gene technology. The procedure resulted in variation within teaching and examination carried out as an oral test in small groups. In the analysis, students' grades on Gene technology were analysed in comparison with grades on other topics within the course, and the results show that mean grade is significantly higher on Gene technology. Based on the results and student course evaluations, I discuss the reasons behind the good results and the relation to participation, student interest, teacher and type of examination.
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Student Evaluation, Student Participation, Grades (Scholastic), Science Achievement, Achievement Gains, Secondary School Students, Secondary School Science, Biology, Genetics, Case Studies, Statistical Analysis, Nonparametric Statistics, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Sweden
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