Nandang Hidayat & Iyan Irdiyansyah
Abstract: Learning activities are conducted to help students achieve optimal academic achievement. This research aims to optimize
student academic achievement through a learning process that integrates comprehensive formative assessments, including
formative tests, self-assessment, peer assessment, and the initiator of creating summaries or concept maps that are given to students
in a structured manner at the end of every lesson. The research method used was a quasi-experimental method with a 2x2 factorial
design. Students enrolled in the biology education program of the basic physics course for the 1st semester of the 2019 academic
year participated in this study. The participants were 66 undergraduate students divided into two classes. Thirty-four students in
the experimental group were in class A, while 32 students in the control group were in class B. Data were collected using a learning
outcome test instrument to measure academic achievement, which was tested at the end of the semester. Data were analyzed using a
two-way ANOVA. This study concluded that a learning process that includes comprehensive formative assessment significantly
affects students' academic achievement. These findings support the theory that formative assessment provides feedback, correction,
and improvement in student learning.
Keywords: Academic achievement, formative assessment, peer assessment, self-assessment, structured assignments.
To cite this article: Hidayat, N., & Irdiyansyah, I. (2023). Optimizing academic achievement through comprehensive integration of
formative assessment into teaching. European Journal of Educational Research, 12(1), 71-85. https://doi.org/10.12973/eujer.12.1.71
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