A presentation by Dr Kirsty Richardson and Dr Hannah Shaw, Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University from the Advance HE Assessment Symposium held on 24 October 2019.
Open book assessments and correlation of student performance to traditional assessment methods
Open book assessments are increasingly used as they reduce anxiety in students and have been shown to reveal deeper learning approaches and promote analysis of course material rather than regurgitation of facts. This assessment method has recently been introduced to second and final year anatomy modules at Cardiff University. Student results in these assessments were compared with performance in traditional assessment methods across the modules. Statistically significant correlations were observed between results from all assessment types, demonstrating the reliability of the new open book assessments.
