The effect of quizzes on the students’ scores in final exam

Abstract

Introduction: Today, every teacher applies some methods for better learning of students, so different educational methods have been invented. One of the traditional methods is quiz. In this method, the teacher asks some questions about the previous lesson in the beginning of the lecture. Therefore, the students are obliged to read the lectures during the course of their study. The present study is conducted to evaluate the effect of this method on the score of the final exam in students in physiopathology course, in Jahrom University of Medical Sciences. Materials and Methods: In this self-control trial study, 32 students were enrolled. The lectures were divided into two groups: in the first group quizzes were done in the beginning of every lecture and in second group no quiz was done. At last, the mean scores of the final exam were compared between these two groups using t-test. Results: The mean score of the final exam in the first group (with quiz) was 78.12 ± 8.35 and in second group (without quiz) it was 81.10 ± 13.05 (p=0.11). Conclusion: The results of this research showed that quizzes during the course of study have no effect on the final score of the students. For evaluation of this effect, more research is warranted

Keywords

• student
• evaluation
• education