Generating large question banks of graded questions with tailored feedback and its effect on student performance

Ashworth, Stephen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4213-3541 (2013) Generating large question banks of graded questions with tailored feedback and its effect on student performance. New Directions in the Teaching of Physical Sciences, 9 (1). pp. 55-59. ISSN 2051-3615

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Abstract

Formative assessments have been developed to give students practice with simple mathematical manipulations necessary in physical chemistry. A series of computer programs has been used to generate large pools of questions to accompany a core undergraduate physical chemistry module. In each assessment the questions are graded to increase the cognitive load gradually and feedback is tailored to each individual response. Furthermore, the assessments are arranged in a “daisy chain” to ensure that one is completed before the next may be attempted. The difference in terminal examination results between cohorts prior and post intervention is presented. There appears to have been a positive effect on the examination performance of the post intervention students.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Chemistry Faculty of Science > School of Natural Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Physical and Analytical Chemistry (former - to 2017) Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	29 Jul 2014 12:16
Last Modified:	31 Oct 2022 12:31
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/49810
DOI:	10.11120/ndir.2013.00006

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