Student assessment in large-enrollment biology classes

Enrollments into first-year university biology courses may be very large, and therefore evaluating student learning can represent quite a challenge. In this article, we present our experience in assessing students by means of an assessment instrument called "Understand Before Choosing" (UB...

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Autores principales: Alonso, Manuel, Stella, Carlos Alberto
Publicado: 2008
Materias:
Assessment
Cognitive skills
Fast and objective assessment
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_14708175_v36_n1_p16_Alonso
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spelling paper:paper_14708175_v36_n1_p16_Alonso2023-06-08T16:17:09Z Student assessment in large-enrollment biology classes Alonso, Manuel Stella, Carlos Alberto Assessment Cognitive skills Fast and objective assessment Enrollments into first-year university biology courses may be very large, and therefore evaluating student learning can represent quite a challenge. In this article, we present our experience in assessing students by means of an assessment instrument called "Understand Before Choosing" (UBC). It has been used for six semesters, and its performance has been compared with two other common means of assessment, the use of multiple-choice questions and the use of open-ended questions. UBC consists of a text (100 lines, nearly 700 words) on the subject being tested, and a set of carefully worded questions that require the selection of one of five crafted options to be answered. To choose the best option, a student needs to understand the concepts embedded in the text. © 2008 by The International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Fil:Alonso, M. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Stella, C. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2008 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_14708175_v36_n1_p16_Alonso http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_14708175_v36_n1_p16_Alonso
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Cognitive skills
Fast and objective assessment
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Cognitive skills
Fast and objective assessment
Alonso, Manuel
Stella, Carlos Alberto
Student assessment in large-enrollment biology classes
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Cognitive skills
Fast and objective assessment
description Enrollments into first-year university biology courses may be very large, and therefore evaluating student learning can represent quite a challenge. In this article, we present our experience in assessing students by means of an assessment instrument called "Understand Before Choosing" (UBC). It has been used for six semesters, and its performance has been compared with two other common means of assessment, the use of multiple-choice questions and the use of open-ended questions. UBC consists of a text (100 lines, nearly 700 words) on the subject being tested, and a set of carefully worded questions that require the selection of one of five crafted options to be answered. To choose the best option, a student needs to understand the concepts embedded in the text. © 2008 by The International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
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Stella, Carlos Alberto
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