ERIC Number: EJ1227818
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Aug
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-2473-3806
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The Impact of Face-to-Face Exam Viewing on Future Exam Performance in a First Term Anatomy and Physiology Course
Rompolski, Krista L.; Bruneau, Michael, Jr.; Samendinger, Stephen
HAPS Educator, v22 n2 p120-128 Aug 2018
The purpose of this investigation was to determine if attending a face-to-face midterm exam review with the instructor predicts final exam performance in an Anatomy and Physiology I course. Students were invited to attend office hours in small groups to review their midterm exams. Multiple linear regression was used to test whether attendance at an exam review appointment, midterm exam score, and/or high school grade point average (GPA) significantly predicted the final exam score. Alpha levels were set "a priori" to p<0.05. Attendance at an exam review appointment and high school GPA significantly predicted final exam grades (Beta=0.081, p=0.042; Beta=0.126, p=0.002, respectively) but midterm exam scores explained most of the model variance in final exam scores (Beta=0.736, p<0.000). Taken together, the three predictors in the model explained 58% of the variance in final exam scores (adjusted R[superscript 2]=0.58). The results of this study suggest that exam review appointments should be continued but enhanced to include a more structured analysis of the midterm exam. Follow up with students on the implementation of new study strategies should occur prior to the final exam.
Descriptors: Science Tests, Student Evaluation, Performance Factors, Performance, Introductory Courses, Anatomy, Physiology, Predictor Variables, High School Students, Grade Point Average, Test Reviews, Scores, College Students, Prior Learning, Nursing Students, Health Sciences, Majors (Students)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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