Online Unproctored Clinical Examinations: The Perceptions and Performance of Final Year Dental Students
Background: Take home, or open-book, examinations (OBE) are designed to be completed at a location of student choice, whilst providing comprehensive assessment of learning outcomes. Supporters of OBE refer to their authenticity, in that they reflect real-world practice where use of external resource...
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| author | Laura Gartshore Mark Jellicoe Joanne Bowles Girvan Burnside Luke J. Dawson Vince Bissell |
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| description | Background: Take home, or open-book, examinations (OBE) are designed to be completed at a location of student choice, whilst providing comprehensive assessment of learning outcomes. Supporters of OBE refer to their authenticity, in that they reflect real-world practice where use of external resources is routine and encouraged. A contrasting view is that efficient practice requires a solid base of knowledge upon which to draw. The aim of this evaluation was to elicit learners’ perceptions of the open-book, unproctored examination approach; we sought student views on authenticity, assessment preparation, use of resources, and anxiety. Methods: Quantitative and qualitative data were gathered using an online, self-administered survey. We sought to determine the correlation between student views and examination performance via consideration of final examination marks. Results: Heightened anxiety levels tended to increase assessment preparations and were found to be inversely related to learners’ perceptions that the OBE was an authentic test. An inverse relationship was seen between learners’ OBE examination performance and consulting resources during the examination. Examination marks were not significantly related to endorsement of continued online delivery of learning, time spent preparing for OBE in comparison to other types of assessment, greater anxiety than usual, perceptions of test authenticity, or experiencing a supportive test environment. Conclusions: The results of this study may inform curriculum and assessment development, learning and teaching practices, and support student voice and experience. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cbabe5aa88b2406e8dd5d9aa380dc3fa2023-11-24T04:17:05ZengMDPI AGDentistry Journal2304-67672022-10-01101120010.3390/dj10110200Online Unproctored Clinical Examinations: The Perceptions and Performance of Final Year Dental StudentsLaura Gartshore0Mark Jellicoe1Joanne Bowles2Girvan Burnside3Luke J. Dawson4Vince Bissell5School of Dentistry, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L3 5PS, UKSchool of Dentistry, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L3 5PS, UKSchool of Dentistry, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L3 5PS, UKSchool of Dentistry, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L3 5PS, UKSchool of Dentistry, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L3 5PS, UKSchool of Dentistry, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L3 5PS, UKBackground: Take home, or open-book, examinations (OBE) are designed to be completed at a location of student choice, whilst providing comprehensive assessment of learning outcomes. Supporters of OBE refer to their authenticity, in that they reflect real-world practice where use of external resources is routine and encouraged. A contrasting view is that efficient practice requires a solid base of knowledge upon which to draw. The aim of this evaluation was to elicit learners’ perceptions of the open-book, unproctored examination approach; we sought student views on authenticity, assessment preparation, use of resources, and anxiety. Methods: Quantitative and qualitative data were gathered using an online, self-administered survey. We sought to determine the correlation between student views and examination performance via consideration of final examination marks. Results: Heightened anxiety levels tended to increase assessment preparations and were found to be inversely related to learners’ perceptions that the OBE was an authentic test. An inverse relationship was seen between learners’ OBE examination performance and consulting resources during the examination. Examination marks were not significantly related to endorsement of continued online delivery of learning, time spent preparing for OBE in comparison to other types of assessment, greater anxiety than usual, perceptions of test authenticity, or experiencing a supportive test environment. Conclusions: The results of this study may inform curriculum and assessment development, learning and teaching practices, and support student voice and experience.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/10/11/200COVID-19open book examinationstake home examinationsdental educationassessmentperceptions |
| spellingShingle | Laura Gartshore Mark Jellicoe Joanne Bowles Girvan Burnside Luke J. Dawson Vince Bissell Online Unproctored Clinical Examinations: The Perceptions and Performance of Final Year Dental Students Dentistry Journal COVID-19 open book examinations take home examinations dental education assessment perceptions |
| title | Online Unproctored Clinical Examinations: The Perceptions and Performance of Final Year Dental Students |
| title_full | Online Unproctored Clinical Examinations: The Perceptions and Performance of Final Year Dental Students |
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| title_short | Online Unproctored Clinical Examinations: The Perceptions and Performance of Final Year Dental Students |
| title_sort | online unproctored clinical examinations the perceptions and performance of final year dental students |
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