Rewriting the (exam) script? Assessing student learning in an unusual end-of-year context

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Keywords:

Assessment, Open-book examinations, COVID-19 response, Academic development.

Abstract

This rapid response documents an institutional development project focused on enabling a transition to open-book assessment practices at the authors' institution. The case study outlines curricular and institutional context, before engaging in an in-depth review of development methods focused on supporting the transition to open-book examinations mandated by the emergence of COVID-19 in Ireland. Its main output is a reference resource outlining potential methods for repurposing exam questions already pre-ratified by external examiners for closed-book purposes, for novel use in open-book contexts. It also outlines potential implications for future practice in assessment.

Author Biographies

Jonny Johnston, Trinity College Dublin

Academic Developer, Centre for Academic Practice, Trinity College Dublin

Ciara O'Farrell, Trinity College Dublin

Head of Academic Practice, Centre for Academic Practice

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Published

2020-06-30

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Rapid Responses