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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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2015 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya) |
| Repository: | Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:recercat.cat:2445/97076 |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/2445/97076 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Avaluació educativa Avaluació contínua Rendiment acadèmic Aprenentatge Educational evaluation Continuous evaluation Academic achievement Learning |
| Summary: | 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. |
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