6.3 Summative Assessments

There are a variety of assessments in the course that allow for summative, graded evaluation.

Points: 2 (Very Important)

QM Alignment: 3.4

Overview

• Standardized Test
• Criterion-Referenced Test
• Discussion
• Midterm
• Essay or Assignment​
• Final Exam
• Research Paper
• Final Presentation or Project​

Resources

• Here is information about Honorlock for students and faculty in case you need to use remote proctoring during a test.
• Designing multiple-choice tests
  • Test-wiseness
  • More test-wiseness clues
• Articles & Presentations
  • Alternatives to high-stakes exams
  • Assessment and feedback for learning: Beyond closed book exams
  • Should we do away with exams altogether? No, but we need to rethink their design and purpose
•  Research
  • Implementing summative assessment with a formative flavour: a case study in a large class
  • The relative impact of in-class closed-book versus take-home open-book examination type on academic performance, student knowledge retention and wellbeing
  • A Characterization of Calculus I Final Exams in U.S. Colleges and Universities
  • Just the Facts? Introductory Undergraduate Biology Courses Focus on Low-Level Cognitive Skills
  • The deleterious effects of fatigue on final exam performance
  • Metacognitive study strategies in a college course and their relation to exam performance