The mechanism of impact of summative assessment on medical students' learning.

Autor:	Cilliers, Francois J., Schuwirth, Lambert W., Adendorff, Hanelie J., Herman, Nicoline, Van der Vleuten, Cees P.
Předmět:	EDUCATIONAL evaluation EDUCATION research HIGHER education LEARNING AGENCY theory
Zdroj:	Advances in Health Sciences Education; Dec2010, Vol. 15 Issue 5, p695-715, 21p, 1 Diagram, 1 Chart
Abstrakt:	It has become axiomatic that assessment impacts powerfully on student learning, but there is a surprising dearth of research on how. This study explored the mechanism of impact of summative assessment on the process of learning of theory in higher education. Individual, in-depth interviews were conducted with medical students and analyzed qualitatively. The impact of assessment on learning was mediated through various determinants of action. Respondents' learning behaviour was influenced by: appraising the impact of assessment; appraising their learning response; their perceptions of agency; and contextual factors. This study adds to scant extant evidence and proposes a mechanism to explain this impact. It should help enhance the use of assessment as a tool to augment learning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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