Pedagogical Strategies for Online Final Assessments
This series of five resources is designed as a "one-stop shop" for your final assessment needs. Whether you're trying to create an effective online closed-book exam, an open-book quiz on eClass, or considering an alternative to a traditional exam, information within these five resources will have you heading in the right direction.
- Watch CTL's Before You Decide on a Mode for Your Final Exam: Things you should know. This video will give you some foundational information on assessment which can help you identify the method which works best for you and your course.
- After watching this video, study this infographic which identifies independent and common modes of assessment for each learning dimension.
- You can read about how to create and deliver an effective closed-book exam (as well as what to do after the exam is over) by reading CTL's Pedagogical Strategies for an Online Closed-Book Exam document.
- If you'd like to consider a different option from the traditional closed-book exam, watch CTL's video on Alternatives to a Closed-Book Exam. You'll learn about some often ignored but just as effective ways to assess your students' skills and knowledge.
- If you're still set on having an exam but you're unsure how to reduce academic integrity violations, it's worth watching CTL's webinette on Pedagogical Strategies for an Open-Book Exam.