Abstract
AbstractRevision Quizzes (RQ) in the Blackboard (Bb) Virtual Learning Environment have been used to support student learning in Outdoor Education (OE) programmes at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) since 2003. Now several OE Bb modules are populated with revision quizzes which students use for formative assessment. There has been a gradual move towards including summative online tests (SOTs) as part of the range of final summative module assessment tasks (usually as a partial replacement for, or a supplement to, written examinations, thereby increasing the assessment diversity for students).In this project, ten-minute RQs were developed for 16 topics taught in a first year (Level 4) Introductory Earth Science and Climatology module at LJMU. These RQs were made available to students in Blackboard (Bb) from the start of the module. Data exported from Bb Grade Centre show an increase in RQ activity leading up to two SOTs 28 and 90 days into the module, with activity peaking the day before both SOTS. E...
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