Fig. 1
Example of questions in a formative test
Table 1
Student survey
|
Question |
Mean |
Paired sample t-test | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
I always participated in the quizzes |
Daily quiz |
3.56 |
t = 13.52 df = 423 p = 0.000 |
|
Weekly quiz |
2.67 | ||
|
I perceived doing the quizzes as useful |
Daily quiz |
2.42 |
t = 7.55 df = 410 p = 0.000 |
|
Weekly quiz |
1.99 | ||
|
The quizzes were available long enough |
Daily quiz |
3.70 |
t = 13.95 df = 416 p = 0.000 |
|
Weekly quiz |
2.57 | ||
|
aHow many times did I take the quizzes? |
Daily quiz |
1.186 |
t = −1.94 df = 418 p = 0.053 |
|
Weekly quiz |
1.25 | ||
|
The quizzes enhanced my study efforts |
Daily quiz |
4.10 |
t = 7.77 df = 416 p = 0.000 |
|
Weekly quiz |
3.71 | ||
|
Other courses should offer comparable quizzes |
Daily quiz |
2.20 |
t = 7.55 df = 418 p = 0.000 |
|
Weekly quiz |
1.84 | ||
|
I would take quizzes like this in other courses |
Daily quiz |
2.31 |
T = 8.40 Df = 418 p = .000 |
|
Weekly quiz |
1.94 |
The questions were answered using a six-point Likert scale (1 = totally agree, 6 = totally disagree)
aThe students filled in how many times they completed the quizzes (1 = 1 time, 5 = 5 + times)
Table 2
Cross-tabulation of participation rate in the daily quizzes versus total and partial summative test scores presented as a percentage of maximal score and corrected for difficulty
|
Participation rate |
Total score summative test (%) |
Score thorax (%) |
Score abdomen (%) |
Score trunk wall (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0–3 |
70.8 |
74.2 |
70.0 |
69.3 |
|
4–6 |
73.9 |
76.8 |
74.0 |
72.1 |
|
7–9 |
76.3 |
79.3 |
75.3 |
75.2 |
|
10–12 |
82.6 |
83.1 |
77.0 |
79.1 |
|
One-way ANOVA |
df = 3/423 F = 24.06 p = 0.000 |
df = 3/423 F = 15.65 p = 0.000 |
df = 3/423 F = 12,27 p = 0.000 |
df = 3/423 F = 17.22 p = 0.000 |
Table 3
Cross-tabulation of participation rate in the weekly quizzes versus total and partial summative test scores, presented as a percentage of maximal score and corrected for difficulty
|
Participation rate |
Total score summative test (%) |
Score thorax (%) |
Score abdomen (%) |
Score trunk wall (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0 |
69.1 |
72.3 |
68.2 |
67.9 |
|
1 |
70.8 |
74.4 |
70.7 |
68.7 |
|
2 |
73.5 |
77.1 |
72.6 |
72.0 |
|
3 |
77.3 |
80.3 |
75.9 |
76.4 |
|
One-way ANOVA |
df = 3/423 F = 20.55 p = 0.000 |
df = 3/423 F = 11.81 p = 0.000 |
df = 3/423 F = 12.65 p = 0.000 |
df = 3/423 F = 14.32 p = 0.000 |