Journal Title
Title of Journal: J Sci Educ Technol
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Abbravation: Journal of Science Education and Technology
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Publisher
Springer Netherlands
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Authors: Ricardo Conejo Juan Ignacio GarciaViñas Aitor Gastón Beatriz Barros
Publish Date: 2015/10/28
Volume: 25, Issue: 2, Pages: 203-221
Abstract
Developing plant identification skills is an important part of the curriculum of any botany course in higher education Frequent practice with dried and fresh plants is necessary to recognize the diversity of forms states and details that a species can present We have developed a webbased assessment system for mobile devices that is able to pose appropriate questions according to the location of the student A student’s location can be obtained using the device position or by scanning a QR code attached to a dried plant sheet in a herbarium or to a fresh plant in an arboretum The assessment questions are complemented with elaborated feedback that according to the students’ responses provides indications of possible mistakes and correct answers Three experiments were designed to measure the effectiveness of the formative assessment using dried and fresh plants Three questionnaires were used to evaluate the system performance from the students’ perspective The results clearly indicate that formative assessment is objectively effective compared to traditional methods and that the students’ attitudes towards the system were very positive
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