Rethinking Assessments: A 'No-Exam' Approach in Large Undergraduate Courses
How often have you been asked: “Professor, will this be on the exam?” Are your exams truly measuring student learning? Do you want your assessments to be fair and equitable for all students?
Join us to learn from two award-winning faculty members from the University of Illinois who experimented with eliminating timed exams in STEM courses. The result? New strategies for assessment fostered both learning in their classes and a lifelong love of their subject matter. A mixture of theory and practical application, this presentation will explore the historical context of different course assessment methods and make a compelling argument to rethink proctored timed exams as the default assessment in higher education. The speakers will underscore the perils of proctored exams on various student demographic groups and demonstrate how (and why) exams fail to accurately measure student knowledge.
Chemist Jeff Moore will share his course design, and Toni Gist, a clinical Assistant Professor of Food Science and Human Nutrition, will discuss her systematic approach to mastery learning. Collectively, they will facilitate a conversation on how educators can design courses and assessments to provide a more equitable, inclusive, and supportive educational environment in which all students can thrive.
Dr. Jeff Moore is the Stanley O. Ikenberry Research Professor of Chemistry, Stanley O. Ikenberry Endowed Chair Emeritus, and Professor Emeritus of Chemistry. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Chemical Society (ACS). Jeff has received the Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching and has been recognized as a “Faculty Ranked as Excellent by Their Students.”
Toni Gist is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, teaching classes on nutrition and exercise's effects on the body. She has been recognized locally and nationally for instructional design and teaching excellence. In 2023, she received the UIUC Office of the Provost Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching award.
Thursday, October 24,2024
12:00-1:30pm
Frost Institute for Chemistry and Molecular Science, Room 115
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