Analysing students’ academic performance in higher education in Spain

The development of the European Higher Education Area has been a process of modernization in many universities. Teaching methodologies have undergone a process of continuous change to meet the demands for high quality leading to a need for enhancement in the learning assessment methodologies as well...

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Autores: Rivero Rodríguez, Carlos, Del Campo Campos, Cristina, Urquía Grande, María Elena, Camacho Miñano, Juana María Del Mar, Pascual Ezama, David
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/104765
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:assessment
coursework
final exam
students‟ outcomes and preferences
Educación
5802 Organización y Planificación de la Educación
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Analysing students’ academic performance in higher education in Spain
Analizando los resultados académicos en la educación superior en España
title Analysing students’ academic performance in higher education in Spain
spellingShingle Analysing students’ academic performance in higher education in Spain
Rivero Rodríguez, Carlos
assessment
coursework
final exam
students‟ outcomes and preferences
Educación
5802 Organización y Planificación de la Educación
title_short Analysing students’ academic performance in higher education in Spain
title_full Analysing students’ academic performance in higher education in Spain
title_fullStr Analysing students’ academic performance in higher education in Spain
title_full_unstemmed Analysing students’ academic performance in higher education in Spain
title_sort Analysing students’ academic performance in higher education in Spain
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Rivero Rodríguez, Carlos
Del Campo Campos, Cristina
Urquía Grande, María Elena
Camacho Miñano, Juana María Del Mar
Pascual Ezama, David
author Rivero Rodríguez, Carlos
author_facet Rivero Rodríguez, Carlos
Del Campo Campos, Cristina
Urquía Grande, María Elena
Camacho Miñano, Juana María Del Mar
Pascual Ezama, David
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Urquía Grande, María Elena
Camacho Miñano, Juana María Del Mar
Pascual Ezama, David
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidad Complutense de Madrid
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv assessment
coursework
final exam
students‟ outcomes and preferences
Educación
5802 Organización y Planificación de la Educación
topic assessment
coursework
final exam
students‟ outcomes and preferences
Educación
5802 Organización y Planificación de la Educación
description The development of the European Higher Education Area has been a process of modernization in many universities. Teaching methodologies have undergone a process of continuous change to meet the demands for high quality leading to a need for enhancement in the learning assessment methodologies as well. The objective of this study is to analyse student´s academic performance measured through coursework vs. final exam and to ascertain the factors that could explain the difference. Regression and variance analysis are carried out over the grades and responses to a questionnaire on a sample of 298 students of different subjects in a Spanish university. The results show that there are differences between continuous assessment and the final examination marks.
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