Low engagement with assessment lowered grades at all levels of the 2007-08 Physics 1Y grade distribution¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r1 · q2 · i1 small
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Subclaims¶

q2 i1 Grade-slippage due to incomplete assessment presentation was more severe for middle and lower parts of the grade distribution, but students at all levels slipped grades. → MM Casey and S McVitie 2009

Evidence¶

MM Casey and S McVitie 2009¶

MM Casey and S McVitie. (2009). Academic performance & student engagement in level 1 physics undergraduates. https://arxiv.org/abs/0911.2733 doi:10.48550/arxiv.0911.2733

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Analysis of 2007-08 Physics 1Y data: a scatter-graph of assessment attempted versus final mark (Figure 1) and a cross-table projecting grades under maximal attendance (Figure 2), e.g. 0.6% of the class could have improved from a C-grade to an A-grade.

"The effect of incomplete assessment is, perhaps predictably, more severe for students in the middle and lower parts of the grade distribution but, as can be seen from the data in Figure 2, students at all levels slip grades due to this effect."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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