Do Weekly Quizzes Improve Student Performance on General Biology Exams?

Abstract

117 ,ncouraging students to study on a regular basis is one of the great challenges of large lecture courses, yet keeping abreast is essential if a student is to avoid feeling overwhelmed at exam time. One solution may be to motivate students to study smaller units of knowledge on a more frequent basis, e.g., for weekly quizzes. In addition, if the quiz format is different from exam format, students may feel less disadvantaged than in a multiple-choice-only course.