“No Review” option in myCourses quizzes
A foundational principle for the assessment of student learning at McGill is that “students have the right to a fair and reasonable assessment of their performance in a course” (University Student Assessment Policy, section 3.1.1 and the Charter of Students’ Rights, section 22).
When creating a quiz in myCourses, there is an option to Prevent moving backwards through pages. If this setting is selected, students are unable to skip over questions and come back to them later or review their answers before submitting them.
Best practice guidelines for test-taking generally advise students to:[1][2]
answer first the questions that they find easier and then return to those that are more difficult
review all answers before submitting the test.
Not recommended at McGill
Some instructors think that a “no review” approach will help maintain academic integrity when students do exams online and proctoring is not used. However, “no review” testing respects neither McGill’s own policies nor the international Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (WCAG) developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
The WCAG 2.0 require that students can either withdraw a submission or have the opportunity to correct errors or have the opportunity to review, confirm, and correct information before final submission.
Given the above, McGill recommends that instructors not select this option within myCourses for any graded assessments unless this approach to assessment is tied to specific learning outcomes and has been practiced during the term.
References
- ^ Ellis, D. (2019). Becoming a master student. Toronto: Cengage.
- ^ McGuire, S. Y. (2015). Teach students how to learn: Strategies you can incorporate into any course to improve student metacognition, study skills, and motivation. ProQuest Ebook Central https://ebookcentral.proquest.com
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