Student perceptions of their learning and engagement in response to the use of a continuous e-assessment in an undergraduate module |
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Authors: | Naomi Holmes |
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Institution: | School of Science and Technology, University of Northampton, Northampton, UK |
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Abstract: | Student engagement is an important issue in higher education, and is related to the quality of the student experience. Increasing student engagement is one way of enhancing quality at a higher education institution. An institution is able to influence student engagement in a number of ways, one being through curriculum design. The use of a low-stakes continuous weekly summative e-assessment had a positive influence on student engagement in an optional level 5 (second year) undergraduate geography module. Students considered their increased engagement was a direct consequence of this assessment method. It was also found that students thought they improved their learning, particularly their understanding, as a result of the continuous assessment. This study suggests that carefully designed assessments can be used to increase student engagement and learning, and, as a result, contribute to improving the quality of the overall student experience. |
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Keywords: | continuous assessment student engagement student views |
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