Reflections versus Extended Quizzes: Which is Better for Student Learning and Self-Regulation?
Both quizzes and reflections have been found to benefit student learning, but have been typically compared to passive or superficial controls. The purpose of this quasi-experiment is to test the relative effectiveness of brief quizzes followed by reflections compared to longer quizzes. Participants...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Indiana University Office of Scholarly Publishing
2018-02-01
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Series: | Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning |
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Online Access: | https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/josotl/article/view/22508 |
Summary: | Both quizzes and reflections have been found to benefit student learning, but have been typically compared to passive or superficial controls. The purpose of this quasi-experiment is to test the relative effectiveness of brief quizzes followed by reflections compared to longer quizzes. Participants (N = 218) were introductory psychology students enrolled in two different courses, one in which students engaged in weekly brief quizzes and reflections and a second in which students engaged in longer quizzes. Results indicated that the two conditions were similar in effectiveness in terms of learning and self-reports of self-regulation. |
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ISSN: | 1527-9316 |