Date of Award
6-17-2019
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education
Department
Education
Program
Educational Leadership
Capstone Instructor
Dr. Oluwatoyin Akinde Fakuajo
Second Reader
Dr. Teresa Tyler
Keywords
formative assessment, summative assessment, student feedback, student motivation, self-regulated learner
Abstract
The main purpose of this study was to determine whether the use of formative assessment in a high school classroom setting would increase student motivation and self-regulated learning strategies. The sample (n=41) in this study included students from grades 7-12 social studies course. The researcher engaged in formative assessment strategies paired with formative feedback aimed at improving student understanding of concepts and ideas in social studies. Based on the research, formative assessment, paired with formative feedback, can give students the motivation to aide their learning, and help them learn rather than memorize. The shortened 44-item Motivational Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) was used in a quantitative pre- and post-test approach for the purposes of this study. The data were analyzed using a paired samples t-test to determine statistical significance. Based on the data from the study, there was no statistical significance in either student motivation or self-regulation through the use of formative assessment.