The Effect of Immediate Grammar Tests on the Improvement of Iranian Pre - university Students’ Final Exam Achievement

Abstract

The present study aims at investigating the effect of immediate grammar tests on the
improvement of Iranian pre university students’ final exam achievement. 60 pre university
students studying at Shahed high school in Malayer, Iran were chosen for the study. They were
assigned to one control and one experimental group with 31 students in the experimental group
and 29 students in the control group. Four grammatical points were taught during three months
to both groups with the same method predetermined at schools except for the fact that subjects in
the experimental group were also given immediate grammar tests and were asked to answer
them immediately after teaching. The instrument used in this study was multiple choice tests (as
pre, immediate and post tests). Paired and independent sample t- tests were used to answer the
research question. Results indicated a significant improvement in the scores of the subjects in the
experimental group. In the end, some pedagogical implications were given.