Examining the students’ assessment and evaluation course success as per their demographic characteristics

Faculty of Educational, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, 53200, Rize, Turkey

^a Corresponding author: bahar.sahin@erdogan.edu.tr

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the assessment and evaluation course success of 3rd grade university students change significantly or not as per department, average academic success and time of preparation for the exams. The research is a relational scanning type of research which is included among scanning models. 561 3rd grade university students studying at Recep Tayyip Erdogan University within the academic year of 2013-2014 are consisting the study group of the research. During the data collection phase, success tests and “personal information” form developed by the researchers was used. The data obtained from the students was examined using the factorial ANOVA analysis technique for unrelated samples. In the analysis, assessment and evaluation course success consists the dependent variable, and department, academic average and time of preparation for the exams consist the independent variable. In the research, it was found that the common effect of independent variables on the dependent variable was significant, and post-hoc multiple comparison test was applied in order examine among which groups the differentiation in subject arises from.