The Effect of Formative Assessment Practices on Student Learning: A Meta-Analysis Study

Abstract

The main purpose of this meta-analysis study is to investigate how formative assessment practices promote student learning in Turkey. 32 studies with 47 effect sizes that met the specified criteria such as using true experimental or quasi-experimental design and measuring learning outcomes were included as the final analysis in the meta-analytical review method. The overall mean effect size of the study was obtained as .72 (SE= .07, p< .05). Further investigation through subgroup analysis showed that the effect sizes made a significant difference on different types of formative feedback. The effect of features of formative assessment interventions on student learning indicated that student initiated formative feedback (d=1.16) and mixed feedback (d=.83) had a large effect, which was followed by a medium effect of adult initiated formative feedback (d=.69) and a small effect of computer initiated formative feedback (d =.42). On the other hand, education level and publication type had no effect on student academic performance in the study. These findings support the positive effect of formative assessment practices on student learning. Such a result suggests that increasing the number of different types of formative assessment practices in the classrooms would promise a considerable contribution to student learning.

Assessment of High School Students’ Learning and Development of Qualities and Competencies: A Case Study

“…In line with its aims and objectives, this study has partly confirmed that regular assessment/formative assessment a positive impact on student learning outcomes with the support of ICT. The results of this study are similar to those of the study by Karaman (2021); Andersson and Palm (2017a). The process enables students to improve their academic achievement through the way teachers support the web-based online systems http://danhgiananglucthpt.edu.vn and http://splearning.vn with online lessons, lesson summaries, videos on key contents of the topics of 8 weeks, and more especially, essay exercises and multiple choice exercises to help students check their results by themselves.…”

Design and implementation of an AI‐enabled visual report tool as formative assessment to promote learning achievement and self‐regulated learning: An experimental study

“…Prior research has, in general, recognized the role of formative assessment in improving students' learning achievement (Box, 2008; Karaman, 2021; Wang et al., 2004). For instance, Waller (2007) found that more than 70% of the participants agreed that formative assessment triggered changes in classroom teaching strategies in the areas of reading, mathematics and language arts, improving the academic achievement of third‐grade students.…”

The Implementation of Using Formative Assessment on Student Speaking Skills During Online Learning

“…Many schools and universities are unprepared to accommodate speaking activities and have limited speaking assessments. Several studies found challenges, such as teachers' lack of knowledge in assessing students (Cisse et al, 2021;Gautami & Santosa, 2021;Karaman, 2021;Tapingkae et al, 2020). In this case, teachers should start to use technology as an essential part of education (Nofrion & Wijayanto, 2018).…”

“…The presence of this research concerns its formative assessment. The formative assessment is an assessment for learning to compute tests and responses in processing employed by the teacher, and students can utilise it in pairs to recognise their capabilities (Fatahhela Dewi et al, 2020;Karaman, 2021). It means that formative assessment analyses, predicts, or examines students' tasks or performance to manage and improve their performance (Tang, 2016).…”

“…Likewise, formative assessment assists students in learning by allowing them to assess their work based on their learning progress -feedback for various types of teacher-made tests and performance assignments such as student portfolios (Koroglu, 2021). Previous studies have identified the formative assessment method as an effective system for remediating deficient learners by offering active feedback and supporting learning materials during guidance to improve student's learning outcomes (Fatahhela Dewi et al, 2020;Karaman, 2021;Tapingkae et al, 2020). Despite the effectiveness of formative assessment, teachers also find difficulties in conducting formative assessments in online learning.…”