Engaging with assessment: Increasing student engagement through continuous assessment
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Student engagement is intrinsically linked to two important metrics in learning: student satisfaction and the quality of the student experience. One of the ways that engagement can be influenced is through careful curriculum design. Using the knowledge that many students are ‘assessment-driven’, a low-stakes continuous weekly summative e-assessment was introduced to a module. The impact this had on student engagement was measured by studying student activity within the module virtual learning environment. It was found that introduction of the e-assessments led to a significant increase in virtual learning environment activity compared to the virtual learning environment activity in that module the previous year, and also compared to the virtual learning environment activity of two other modules studied by the same student cohort. As many institutions move towards greater blended or online deliveries, it will become more important to ensure that virtual learning environments encourage high levels of student engagement in order to maintain or enhance the student experience.
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Continuous e-assessment increases students' engagement during their learning process.
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- Authors
- Holmes, N.
- Affiliations
- Sheffield Hallam University (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Holmes, Naomi
- ORCID
- Holmes, Naomi
- Venue
- Active Learning in Higher Education
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2017-08-24
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 23-34
- ISSN
- 1469-7874 (ISSN-L)
- 1741-2625
- OpenAlex
- W2530309120
- Cited by
- 150
- References
- 53
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- FWCI
- 25.32
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Active Learning in Higher Education (publishedVersion)
- SHURA (Sheffield Hallam University Research Archive) (Sheffield Hallam University) (acceptedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Student Assessment and Feedback
- Social Sciences › Education › Online and Blended Learning
- Social Sciences › Education › Evaluation of Teaching Practices
- Keywords
- student engagement, continuous assessment, low-stakes assessment, online assessment, student satisfaction, student experience, curriculum development, online learning, blended learning
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