The Effects of Descriptive Feedback on Student's Learning Outcomes and Attitudes Toward Science
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The study investigated the effects of descriptive feedback without using letter grades on elementary students' learning outcomes and attitudes toward science. This mixed-method research study was a case study that included a pre-and post-survey and pre-and post-test. It was conducted in a fourth-grade classroom with fourteen female students in the Honolulu downtown area. The primary data was collected from the students through surveys, assessments, and portfolios to provide the researcher with better information about the effects of descriptive feedback on students' learning outcomes and attitudes toward science. The data analysis method was mainly represented in a qualitative manner; however, a few quantitative analyses were presented. Criterion sampling strategies were applied to collect qualitative and quantitative data, including surveys and questionnaires. Along with the theory researched for the literature review, the study revealed specific strategies that positively impacted students' learning outcomes and attitudes toward learning. Through the study, the reader will discover new meaning, extend the readers' experience, or knowledge, or confirm what the reader already knows. The study is linked to the literature of progressive approaches in education.
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Hawaii Pacific University