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Erica J. Lewis; Michelle Hesse; Catherine Copeland – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2024
Innovation courses are needed in higher education to meet workforce demands and prepare students for societal challenges. Assessment of outcomes can be challenging in innovation courses, particularly those that leverage diversity to drive innovation. The authors report on assessment methods in one such course at a public university using the…
Descriptors: College Students, Instructional Innovation, Diversity, Performance Based Assessment
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Omer Ari; Kara Hageman; Andrea Lofgren – Research & Practice in Assessment, 2024
Quizzes using test-enhanced learning features of spaced, varied, and interleaved retrieval practice have been shown to support consolidation of knowledge gains in students. In this pilot study, we examined the test-enhanced learning potential of a novel quizzing method designed to Spiral Assessment to Reinforce Knowledge (SPARK; Hageman, 2020)…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Computer Assisted Testing, Taxonomy, Learning Processes
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Wenyangzi Shi; Zohreh Shahbazi – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the rapid transition to online quantitative education, leading to unique challenges and opportunities in assessments for both students and instructors. Focusing on undergraduate students and teaching staff at a Canadian university, this study investigates and compares their experiences and perspectives regarding…
Descriptors: Statistics Education, Online Courses, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Rebecca Red Wolf; Andrew B. Wolf – Online Learning, 2023
Nursing education is transitioning from traditional teaching to competency-based education. Additionally, more nursing courses and programs are now offered online. Scholarly writing is a powerful strategy to teach effective communication and critical thinking, both core competencies for safe and effective nursing practice. However, teaching…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Course Evaluation, Competency Based Education, Online Courses
Augusto V. C. Legaspi; Scott H. Henwood – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2017
This research methods case (more accurately, cases) discusses the use of online questionnaires. We focus on two projects that help us showcase the range of considerations and many decision points involved with using online questionnaires to collect data. Our cases--the conduct of course evaluations in a community college and a regional educational…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Questionnaires, Computer Assisted Testing, Community Colleges
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Ambikairajah, Ananthan; Tisdell, Christopher C. – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2019
The interest in, and use of, computers and software for assessment is reported to be increasingly popular via electronic examinations (e-exams). We deepen our understanding of the design, reception, and effectiveness of e-exams for history and philosophy of science modules, undertaken by first-year advanced science and medical science students at…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Quality, Evaluation Methods, Science Education
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Lokkila, Erno; Kaila, Erkki; Lindén, Rolf; Laakso, Mikko-Jussi; Sutinen, Erkki – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this paper was to determine whether applying e-learning material to a course leads to consistently improved student performance. Design/methodology/approach: This paper analyzes grade data from seven instances of the course. The first three instances were performed traditionally. After an intervention, in the form of…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Engineering Education, Teaching Methods, Grades (Scholastic)