Rethinking Assessment: Replacing Traditional Exams with Paper Reviews

Rethinking Assessment: Replacing Traditional Exams with Paper Reviews

ABSTRACT The abrupt shift to remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic left faculty at a loss of how to administer exams, which are common methods of summative assessment in college courses. This study evaluates students’ perceptions of an alternative assessment method in which they complete Pape...

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Autor principal: Sarah R. Sletten
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Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2021
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Special aspects of education
LC8-6691
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:bbae38c6ac4b422caf11338366cc70632021-11-15T15:04:52ZRethinking Assessment: Replacing Traditional Exams with Paper Reviews10.1128/jmbe.00109-211935-78851935-7877https://doaj.org/article/bbae38c6ac4b422caf11338366cc70632021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jmbe.00109-21https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7877https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7885ABSTRACT The abrupt shift to remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic left faculty at a loss of how to administer exams, which are common methods of summative assessment in college courses. This study evaluates students’ perceptions of an alternative assessment method in which they complete Paper Review Forms on relevant primary literature in a majors microbiology course. Students indicated that they felt that Paper Reviews made microbiology content relevant to them, increased their engagement with the course content, and overall were a better way of assessment of their understanding of microbiology content than traditional exams. The format of Paper Reviews for assessment purposes makes them a good option for remote learning.Sarah R. SlettenAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691Biology (General)QH301-705.5ENJournal of Microbiology & Biology Education, Vol 22, Iss 2 (2021)
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LC8-6691
Biology (General)
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LC8-6691
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Sarah R. Sletten
Rethinking Assessment: Replacing Traditional Exams with Paper Reviews
description ABSTRACT The abrupt shift to remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic left faculty at a loss of how to administer exams, which are common methods of summative assessment in college courses. This study evaluates students’ perceptions of an alternative assessment method in which they complete Paper Review Forms on relevant primary literature in a majors microbiology course. Students indicated that they felt that Paper Reviews made microbiology content relevant to them, increased their engagement with the course content, and overall were a better way of assessment of their understanding of microbiology content than traditional exams. The format of Paper Reviews for assessment purposes makes them a good option for remote learning.
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