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    A Preliminary Motivational Evaluation of Milestone-Based Laboratory Assessment

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    Authors
    Stanton, K.
    Lindsey, Euan
    Date
    2011
    Type
    Conference Paper
    
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    Stanton, Ken and Lindsay, Euan. 2011. A Preliminary Motivational Evaluation of Milestone-Based Laboratory Assessment, in J. Karlin (ed), Frontiers in Education Conference, Oct 12-15 2011. Rapid City, South Dakota: IEEE.
    Source Title
    Proceedings of Frontiers in Education Conference 2011
    Source Conference
    41th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference
    DOI
    10.1109/FIE.2011.6143058
    ISSN
    0190-5848
    School
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47538
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Milestone based marking is an asynchronous assessment approach used for semester-long projects. By providing students with a fine-grained marking scheme – the milestones – at the start of semester, and allowing students to claim these marks at any point in the semester, students can better plan and self-manage their learning. The milestone-based assessment approach is intended to motivate the students by making the assessment process transparent and accessible. To determine whether or not this has occurred, it is necessary to evaluate the initiative through the lens of motivation theories. Since the connection between motivation and learning is well understood, looking specifically at motivation should shed light on how deeply students are learning in this new approach. In this paper, student data from three semesters of implementation is reviewed and explained using various motivation theories: Self-Determination Theory, Flow Theory, Self-Efficacy Theory, Goal Theory, and Expectancy-Value Theory. Results show that many of these theories have opportunity to explain the students’ engagement and learning and provide insight into how better to examine student motivation in upcoming semesters.

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