Using Assessment Design Decision Framework in understanding the Impact of rapid transition to remote education on student assessment in health-related colleges: A qualitative study
<p>Maintaining integrity and validity with online assessment is a significant issue that is well documented. Overt policies encouraging educators to adopt e-Learning and implement digital services coupled with the dramatic change in the education system in response to the challenges posed by C...
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| author | Myriam Jaam (11014409) |
| author2 | Zachariah Nazar (8600154) Daniel C. Rainkie (16328670) Diana Alsayed Hassan (15862746) Farhat Naz Hussain (16328672) Salah Eldin Kassab (16328674) Abdelali Agouni (181926) |
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| dc.date.none.fl_str_mv | 2023-06-14T08:42:41Z |
| dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv | 10.1371/journal.pone.0254444 |
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| dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv | Education Curriculum and pedagogy Human learning Education COVID 19 Colleges Pandemics Instructions Qualitative studies Universities |
| dc.title.none.fl_str_mv | Using Assessment Design Decision Framework in understanding the Impact of rapid transition to remote education on student assessment in health-related colleges: A qualitative study |
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| description | <p>Maintaining integrity and validity with online assessment is a significant issue that is well documented. Overt policies encouraging educators to adopt e-Learning and implement digital services coupled with the dramatic change in the education system in response to the challenges posed by COVID-19, has furthered the demand for evidence-based approaches for the planning and delivery of assessments. This study employed the Assessment Design Decision Framework (ADDF), a theoretical model that considers key aspects of assessment design, to retrospectively investigate from a multi-stakeholder perspective the assessments implemented following the rapid transition to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. One-to-one semi-structured interviews were conducted with faculty and students from the Colleges of Pharmacy, Medicine and Health Sciences. After inductive and deductive thematic analysis three major themes were identified. These reflected on the impact of sudden transition on assessment design and assessment plan; changing assessment environment; and faculty-student assessment related interactions which included feedback. The use of a comprehensive validated framework such as ADDF, to plan assessments can improve validity and credibility of assessments. The strengths of this study lie in the innovative adoption of the ADDF to evaluate assessment design decisions from both an educator and student perspective. Further, the data yielded from this study offers novel validation of the use of ADDF in circumstances necessitating rapid transition, and additionally identifies a need for greater emphasis to be attributed to the significance of timeliness of the various activities that are advocated within the framework.</p> <h2>Other Information</h2> <p>Published in: PLoS ONE<br> License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br> See article on publisher's website: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254444" target="_blank">http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254444 </a></p> |
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| spelling | Using Assessment Design Decision Framework in understanding the Impact of rapid transition to remote education on student assessment in health-related colleges: A qualitative studyMyriam Jaam (11014409)Zachariah Nazar (8600154)Daniel C. Rainkie (16328670)Diana Alsayed Hassan (15862746)Farhat Naz Hussain (16328672)Salah Eldin Kassab (16328674)Abdelali Agouni (181926)EducationCurriculum and pedagogyHuman learningEducationCOVID 19CollegesPandemicsInstructionsQualitative studiesUniversities<p>Maintaining integrity and validity with online assessment is a significant issue that is well documented. Overt policies encouraging educators to adopt e-Learning and implement digital services coupled with the dramatic change in the education system in response to the challenges posed by COVID-19, has furthered the demand for evidence-based approaches for the planning and delivery of assessments. This study employed the Assessment Design Decision Framework (ADDF), a theoretical model that considers key aspects of assessment design, to retrospectively investigate from a multi-stakeholder perspective the assessments implemented following the rapid transition to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. One-to-one semi-structured interviews were conducted with faculty and students from the Colleges of Pharmacy, Medicine and Health Sciences. After inductive and deductive thematic analysis three major themes were identified. These reflected on the impact of sudden transition on assessment design and assessment plan; changing assessment environment; and faculty-student assessment related interactions which included feedback. The use of a comprehensive validated framework such as ADDF, to plan assessments can improve validity and credibility of assessments. The strengths of this study lie in the innovative adoption of the ADDF to evaluate assessment design decisions from both an educator and student perspective. Further, the data yielded from this study offers novel validation of the use of ADDF in circumstances necessitating rapid transition, and additionally identifies a need for greater emphasis to be attributed to the significance of timeliness of the various activities that are advocated within the framework.</p> <h2>Other Information</h2> <p>Published in: PLoS ONE<br> License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br> See article on publisher's website: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254444" target="_blank">http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254444 </a></p>2023-06-14T08:42:41ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1371/journal.pone.0254444https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Using_Assessment_Design_Decision_Framework_in_understanding_the_Impact_of_rapid_transition_to_remote_education_on_student_assessment_in_health-related_colleges_A_qualitative_study/23514132CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/235141322023-06-14T08:42:41Z |
| spellingShingle | Using Assessment Design Decision Framework in understanding the Impact of rapid transition to remote education on student assessment in health-related colleges: A qualitative study Myriam Jaam (11014409) Education Curriculum and pedagogy Human learning Education COVID 19 Colleges Pandemics Instructions Qualitative studies Universities |
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| title | Using Assessment Design Decision Framework in understanding the Impact of rapid transition to remote education on student assessment in health-related colleges: A qualitative study |
| title_full | Using Assessment Design Decision Framework in understanding the Impact of rapid transition to remote education on student assessment in health-related colleges: A qualitative study |
| title_fullStr | Using Assessment Design Decision Framework in understanding the Impact of rapid transition to remote education on student assessment in health-related colleges: A qualitative study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using Assessment Design Decision Framework in understanding the Impact of rapid transition to remote education on student assessment in health-related colleges: A qualitative study |
| title_short | Using Assessment Design Decision Framework in understanding the Impact of rapid transition to remote education on student assessment in health-related colleges: A qualitative study |
| title_sort | Using Assessment Design Decision Framework in understanding the Impact of rapid transition to remote education on student assessment in health-related colleges: A qualitative study |
| topic | Education Curriculum and pedagogy Human learning Education COVID 19 Colleges Pandemics Instructions Qualitative studies Universities |