Post date: Jun 5, 2020 2:22:35 PM
By Maria Zegarra
In late 2018, an article published in the Chronicle of Higher Education took aim at an aspect of academic life that many American educators believe should be reconsidered: final examinations. On the surface, final exams are intended to determine if students have properly absorbed the course materials, but they are a high-stakes situation that may not give instructors or even students themselves a clear picture of their learning.
After decades of research on how final examinations impact college courses and overall learning, we can safely infer the following...read more