TY - JOUR
T1 - Choose your own assessment
T2 - Assessment choice for students in online higher education
AU - Jopp, Ryan
AU - Cohen, Jay
PY - 2020/3/23
Y1 - 2020/3/23
N2 - On the back of recent assessment choice projects this study seeks to reimagine higher education assessment as a means of shifting the ‘locus of control’ from the teacher to the student. Central to this shift is the belief that a flexible assessment approach will promote self-regulation in learners, increased self-efficacy and, subsequently academic engagement and performance. This paper details the design, setup and configuration of assessment choice for students studying an online business subject. Details are provided outlining the assessment choices made by students and the impact on student satisfaction and the student success rates. Overall students demonstrated receptiveness towards the provision of assessment choice. This was evidenced by positive feedback from students, as well as improved subject satisfaction. While further research is required, the findings presented here provide a case for greater assessment flexibility and the broader adoption of an assessment choice approach in higher education.
AB - On the back of recent assessment choice projects this study seeks to reimagine higher education assessment as a means of shifting the ‘locus of control’ from the teacher to the student. Central to this shift is the belief that a flexible assessment approach will promote self-regulation in learners, increased self-efficacy and, subsequently academic engagement and performance. This paper details the design, setup and configuration of assessment choice for students studying an online business subject. Details are provided outlining the assessment choices made by students and the impact on student satisfaction and the student success rates. Overall students demonstrated receptiveness towards the provision of assessment choice. This was evidenced by positive feedback from students, as well as improved subject satisfaction. While further research is required, the findings presented here provide a case for greater assessment flexibility and the broader adoption of an assessment choice approach in higher education.
KW - assessment
KW - Assessment choice
KW - educational innovation
KW - higher education
KW - online learning
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U2 - 10.1080/13562517.2020.1742680
DO - 10.1080/13562517.2020.1742680
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85082425382
SP - 1
EP - 18
JO - Teaching in Higher Education
JF - Teaching in Higher Education
SN - 1356-2517
ER -