The Influence of Grading Practices on Learning Activities of University Students

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25381001
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Education
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: KUSHIMOTO Takeshi 東北大学, 高度教養教育・学生支援機構, 准教授 (60457835)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): WATANABE Yuki 東京工業大学, 教育革新センター, 准教授 (50570090)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): HAYASHI Yuji 首都大学東京, 大学教育センター, 准教授 (40464523) ; TATEISHI Shinji 国立教育政策研究所, 高等教育研究部, 研究員 (00598534)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 学士課程教育 / 成績評価方法 / 形成的評価 / 学修成果 / 学修時間 / パス解析 / 大学生 / 学習活動

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study considers the relationship between formative assessments and learning outcomes by comparing students’ responses on courses with and without formative assessments, while taking into consideration the possibility of intermediation by length and distribution of learning time. Path analysis of 329 courses in a Japanese national university reveals that (1) the relevance of formative assessments to course objectives has a larger effect on learning outcomes than experience or feedback of the assessments; (2) the influences of formative assessment differ according to the dimensions of learning outcomes such as satisfaction, achievement, and motivation; and (3) the length of out of class learning time positively affects students’ recognition of achievement, and they tend to be more motivated when the learning time distributed evenly through academic term.

Free Research Field

高等教育論