Challenges and Perceptions in the Use of ICT in Student Assessments During the Covid-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunday Adeola Ajagbe ◽  
Ademola O. Adesina ◽  
Oluwafisayomi A. Ilupeju ◽  
Le Thi Thanh ◽  
Dang N. H. Thanh
Keyword(s):  
Student Assessments

scholarly journals Self Evaluation: Building Student Self-awareness and Competence

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denard Lynch
Keyword(s):  
Student Assessment ◽  
Electrical Power ◽  
Engineering Ethics ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Student Assessments ◽  
Second Year ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Junior Students

This paper discusses the results of two experiments in self assessment and discusses their value in evaluating student consciousness of their competence, and the opportunity to improve self-awareness and competence in students. The data was gathered from two different engineering courses. The first experiment was conducted in a second-year course on basic electronics and electrical power. As part of the final examination, students were asked to assess their confidence in their answer to each question. The student self-assessment was compared to the actual result in an effort to determine the student’s perception of their competence. Student assessment was coded with respect to consciousness and competence. The second experiment was performed on a midterm examination in engineering ethics and professionalism, a senior course discussing the impact and interaction of the engineering profession on society. Students were given an annotated exemplar and a marking rubric and asked to grade their own midterm submissions. The student assessments were compared to the instructor assessment and again the results were coded with respect to consciousness and competence. The results showed a contrast between the second-year and senior courses. For the second-year course, 50.3% were coded as consciously competent or incompetent. In the senior course, 80% of students were coded as consciously competent. The comparison of the two results suggest that senior students, given suitable instruction, are more aware of their competence than junior students suggesting that current methods do develop an improved awareness of competence, although other factors may be relevant. It is suggested that student awareness be formally monitored, and results used to modify pedagogy to improve and accelerate consciousness in graduates.  

scholarly journals Fostering a Culture of Reading through School Libraries: Room to Read’s Experience in India

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunisha Ahuja ◽  
Ami Ehrlich ◽  
Julie Maurin
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
International Education ◽  
Community Participation ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
School Library ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Reading Room ◽  
The Core ◽  
Student Assessments ◽  
Core Components

Since 2003, Room to Read, an international education NGO, has been working in India to help foster a culture of reading in schools through the establishment of over 1500 school libraries. This paper outlines the evolution Room to Read’s Reading Room program in India as an example of how school library programs can address the reading challenges of children in developing countries. The focus of the paper is on Room to Read India’s Primary Reading Enhancement Program (PREP), which will be piloted in the Reading Room program in 2008. The goal of PREP is to have a significant impact on the way reading is taught in primary schools in India. Details are provided on the approach, materials, activities, parent and community participation, government participation, and student assessments that make up the core components of the PREP design.

scholarly journals INCORPORATING EMPLOYER AND STUDENT ASSESSMENTS INTO A GRADUATE ATTRIBUTE ASSESSMENT PLAN

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Gwyn
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Graduate Attributes ◽  
Student Assessments ◽  
Full Picture ◽  
The University ◽  
Future Plans ◽  
Assessment Reports

When faced with assessing the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) graduate attributes, most programs will start by focusing oninstructor assessments. Course instructors are uniquely positioned to assess their students’ learning, and instructor assessments are sufficient to meet CEAB accreditation requirements. However, for a full picture, data from multiple sources is always desirable. At the University of Victoria, we have chosen to include co-op employer and student assessments in our graduateattribute assessment plan. In this paper, we present the assessment tools we have identified and created, and outline the system we have developed to sustainably produce assessment reports every term for every program. We highlight some of the challenges we have faced, and conclude by discussing our future plans

Do Large-Scale Student Assessments Really Capture Cognitive Skills?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael de Hoyos ◽  
Richardo Estrada ◽  
Maria Jose Vargas
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Student Assessments

scholarly journals “Invasive Aliens”: A Student Citizen-Science Activity Using DNA Barcoding to Investigate Concepts in Ecology & Molecular Biology

2019 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
pp. 169-174
Author(s):  
Jeff Eble ◽  
John Pecore
Keyword(s):  
Dna Barcoding ◽  
Citizen Science ◽  
Classroom Engagement ◽  
Lutjanus Campechanus ◽  
Piscivorous Fish ◽  
Sequencing Technologies ◽  
Ecological Concepts ◽  
Student Assessments ◽  
Invasive Lionfish ◽  
Citizen Science Project

Student participation in authentic research, as citizen scientists, can improve classroom engagement, achievement of learning objectives, and perceptions of science. We present DNA barcoding of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans) prey as an example student citizen-science project, though the protocols, objectives, and outcomes can be generalized to any piscivorous fish. The objective of this five-lab conservation genetics unit is to enhance student understanding of fundamental molecular and ecological concepts through applied use of DNA sequencing technologies. Student assessments were equivocal, indicating modest gains in conceptual understanding and maintenance of an overall high perception of science. More notably, student findings have contributed to an improved understanding of the impacts of invasive lionfish, including providing the first evidence that lionfish prey on economically important red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus).

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