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ERIC Number: ED638172
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 149
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 979-8-3803-1145-8
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The Effects of Graded versus Ungraded Individual Readiness Assurance Tests on Pharmacy Students' Assessment Performance and Achievement Goals in a Team-Based Learning Classroom
Zachary R. Noel
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Individual readiness assurance tests (iRATs) are frequently graded in team-based learning (TBL) classrooms, with the goal of incentivizing individual pre-class preparation. The purpose of this study was to determine whether shifting to an ungraded iRAT process affects student preparation and learning, as measured using assessment scores, and whether this is accompanied by a change in achievement goals. Using a crossover design in a required second-year Doctor of Pharmacy pharmacotherapy course, students were assigned to one of two iRAT grading sequences: graded/ungraded (G/UG) or ungraded/graded (UG/G). In the G condition iRATs were graded based on correctness and in the UG condition based on completion. Each period consisted of four iRATs and one examination. Students completed the Achievement Goal Questionnaire at the conclusion of each period. A one-way repeated measures multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was used to test within-subject differences of mean iRAT and examination scores across grading conditions. A separate one-way repeated measures MANOVA was used to analyze differences in achievement goal scores. A total of 91 doctor of pharmacy students were included in the study. There was a statistically significant main effect for iRAT grading condition on assessment scores, F(2,88) = 3.851, Wilks' [lambda] = 0.992, p = 0.025. Univariate testing using one-way analysis of variance with Bonferroni correction demonstrated a significant difference only in iRAT scores, with the mean score higher in the G condition (72.51% versus 67.99%; p = 0.011). Examination scores were similar in the G and UG conditions (81.07% versus 80.32%, p = 0.397). There was not a statistically significant difference in achievement goals based on iRAT grading condition, F(4,85) = 1.109, n[superscript 2] =0.050, p = 0.358. In conclusion, a modest reduction in iRAT performance was observed when shifting from a graded to ungraded iRAT; however, this had no effect on examination performance. Achievement goals were unaffected by the change in iRAT grading condition. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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