The evaluation of learning: a case study on continuous assessment and academic achievement

The aim of this paper is to analyse how continuous assessment of learning affected academic achievement in university students over the last decade. It focuses on the case of World Economic History, a compulsory subject in the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Barcelona. The pap...

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Autor: Ramon-Muñoz, Ramon, 1967-
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2015
País:España
Recursos:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositório:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/97076
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/97076
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Avaluació educativa
Avaluació contínua
Rendiment acadèmic
Aprenentatge
Educational evaluation
Continuous evaluation
Academic achievement
Learning
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Resumo:The aim of this paper is to analyse how continuous assessment of learning affected academic achievement in university students over the last decade. It focuses on the case of World Economic History, a compulsory subject in the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Barcelona. The paper provides new quantitative and qualitative evidence on the issue, and, unlike other studies, takes a long-term perspective to enrich the analysis of assessment methods and academic achievement.