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Do weekly quizzes improve student performance?

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| September 22, 2005 | Kamuche, Felix U. | COPYRIGHT 2005 Rapid Intellect Group, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine whether quizzes in the basic statistics class influence final grades. Furthermore, it explored whether students with weekly quizzes performed better on assessment instruments. Students' quiz records were compared to their test scores, and the results indicated that the group with weekly quizzes performed better on tests than the control group without quizzes. Student test performance is better when the weekly quiz average is high; and students with better test performance demonstrate better knowledge of the course material.

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