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Topic: Learning Outcomes
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From Content Memorization to Critical Thinking with Digital Assessment
Critical thinking is a key skill that empowers learners in their academic and professional careers. For educators to teach critical thinking skills applicable to students’ goals, learners must first gain a strong comm...
On-Demand Webinars
On-demand Webinar: Pandemic Insights to Shape a Better Future
Dr. Natasha Jankowski and Dr. Divya Bheda discuss findings from a recent survey of higher education faculty, staff, administrators, and students who shared their perspectives and advice about the future of assessment....
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Authority of Health and Medical Education (MIZAN) to Deliver Digital Assessments with ExamSoft
Iraqi medical education group becomes first in the country to adopt ExamSoft Dallas, TX – March 17, 2022 – ExamSoft is pleased to announce that The Authority of Health and Medical Education (MIZAN) has become ExamSoft...
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Using Digital Assessment to Support Academic Research & Publishing
For faculty at many academic institutions, research and publication in peer-reviewed journals is a precursor to employment, a necessary step for promotion, and a requirement to secure and maintain tenure. But the impo...
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Infographic: Psychometrics at a Glance
An Infographic that illustrates how primary psychometrics are used in exam assessment, their definitions, and how they can improve your exams. Using psychometrics and assessment data from ExamSoft, exam-creators can b...
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Is Your Exam a Good Candidate for Computer-Based Testing?
Digital transformation has long been on the horizon for testing providers and certification entities, but the global pandemic has hastened planning for the digital future. As evaluators navigate terra incognita in the...
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3 Alternative Assessment Types and How to Use Them
Various approaches to assessment have emerged as alternatives to traditional, multiple-choice testing. Most alternative assessment practices distinguish themselves from traditional methods by placing an emphasis on de...
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A Look at Backward Design and Assessment
The Glossary of Education Reform defines backward design as “a process that educators use to design learning experiences and instructional techniques to achieve specific learning goals.” Coined by Grant Wiggins and Ja...
Podcast
Pedagogo S3E6: Restorative Justice and Academic Integrity
Dr. Divya Bheda is joined by Dr. James Earl Orr Jr., a senior higher education administrator who currently serves on the Board of Directors for the International Center for Academic Integrity. Dr. Orr discusses the pr...
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How to Improve Teaching Strategies Through Student Assessment
What is the function of assessment in the classroom? Many instructors deliver summative assessments — like midterms or final exams — to determine students’ grasp of course material and decide if students are ready to ...
Podcast
Pedagogo S3E5: Exploring New Pathways for Student Success
In this episode, Dr. Bheda is joined by Dr. Amber Garrison Duncan of Lumina Foundation*, which seeks to expand the share of Americans who have a post-secondary education, training, and certification. They discuss the ...
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A Look at Student-Centered Assessments
Student-centered assessments (SCAs) can be a valuable tool for educational institutions and classrooms, enabling students to identify their own strengths and weaknesses, while moving toward goals mutually agreed upon ...
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Rx Bricks Assessment Banks: A Better Way to Test
For medical school, physician assistant, and other health science education faculty, student assessment can be challenging simply due to curricular volume. ScholarRx, an innovative digital learning platform for medica...
On-Demand Webinars
Strategies for Student Success (EAC 2021)
This Pecha Kucha session was composed of three sub-sessions: Awakening Confidence in the Unconfident Student Learning is not a concrete process, but one of fluidity. For students that mentally self-speak the negative ...
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Teacher-Led Study and Testing Strategies Sessions to Enhance Student Success (EAC 2021)
Current teaching and evaluation strategies in nursing education focus on the nursing process, Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, and Bloom’s taxonomy, but a disconnect between learning and exam application still exists. Dis...
On-Demand Webinars
Partner Session: NurseThink: Clinical Judgement and Next Generation NCLEX (EAC 2021)
Dr. Stephanie Terry of NurseThink and Amy Austin speak on taking “Clinical Judgment” and dissecting what it truly means to nurse educators. They dive into how the change in NCLEX will create better nurses ...
On-Demand Webinars
Increasing the Effectiveness of Early Intervention using Exam Data (EAC 2021)
Early intervention is a crucial component of assisting students with their transition to professional programs. Often, students struggle with the increased demands of healthcare programs and benefit from data driven g...
On-Demand Webinars
Improving Assessments Through Versatile Categorization, Using Learning Outcomes as a Guide to Student Engagement (EAC 2021)
This session will help you formulate a user-friendly database, breaking down questions into manageable sections to facilitate fluent communication between students and the course director, allowing them to pinpoint th...