Abstract

In this study, the authors investigate the impact of the Immediate Feedback Assessment Technique (IF-AT) on student learning outcomes in principles of microeconomics classes. The IF-AT enables students to receive immediate feedback and to retry questions for partial credit. The authors use a randomized experiment to evaluate the effect of the IF-AT versus a traditional Scantron quiz on student learning as measured by exam performance. The randomization enables a student-fixed effects estimation of the effect of the IF-AT. There is no significant impact of the IF-AT on multiple choice exam questions; however, students scored 2.1 percentage points higher on short answer questions relating to units for which they received an IF-AT quiz relative to other units. Finally, students responded favorably to the IF-AT format.

摘要

在这项研究中，作者按照微观经济学原理研究了立即反馈评估技术（IF-AT）对学生学习成果的影响。IF-AT使学生能够立即收到反馈并重试问题以得到部分学分。作者使用一项随机实验来评估IF-AT与传统Scantron测验对学生学习的影响（通过考试成绩来衡量）。随机化使得学生可以对IF-AT的效果进行固定效果估计。IF-AT对多项选择题没有重大影响；但是，与收到其他单元的IF-AT测验有关的单元，学生在简短回答问题上的得分高2.1个百分点。最后，学生对IF-AT格式反应良好。