Formative Assessment in Higher Education: From Theory to Practice

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Abstract

The aim of the research is to emphasize the practical implementation of the formative assessment. The research leads to the conclusion that lecturers implement the findings of different theories and researches on formative assessment rather slowly in their daily work and practice. This article shows the way from theory to practice in the study course Human molecular biology at Rīga Stradiņš University. Quantitative and qualitative data collection methods are used to research the influence of formative assessment both on individual and institutional levels. The results show the importance of feedback information both for lecturer and student. It is concluded that immediate feedback is important for the improvement of student’s achievements. The road towards initiating formative assessment on institutional level has been outlined.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)79-89
Number of pages11
JournalEuropean Journal of Social Science Education and Research
Volume10
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2023

Keywords*

  • feedback
  • formative assessment
  • higher education

Field of Science*

  • 5.3 Educational sciences

Publication Type*

  • 1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database

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