Creating Effective Assessments
Effective Assessment is very interested to discuss. I had my higher education from four different countries, Associate Degree in Nigeria, Bachelor Degree in Ghana, Master Degree in United Kingdom and Post Masters Certificate in USA and have found two extremes of assessment criteria which are the essay type and objective questions. United Kingdom university education systems believes Essay testing which incorporate critical thinking while the USA feels objectives questions in the form of multiple choice is effective. I was surprise when I was presented with multiple choice questions during my Post Masters course in the USA. I am not here to judge which one is the best, but I believe blending different types of testing will create effective assessment.
Hi Williams- Thanks for your post to the forum. In my expereince most graduate level programs in the US do use a lot of essay format assessments. Perhaps in the larger University programs not as much. I agree with you though, as I also prefer a mix of assessment types. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
