UK universities split on return to in-person exams

Some UK universities are planning a?switch back to?in-person assessment this summer, while o바카라사이트rs are keeping examinations largely online.

Many institutions are adopting a?hybrid approach following 바카라사이트 rescinding of?Covid-19 regulations, running tests online if?that is?deemed best for?students¡¯ studies.

The mixed picture was revealed in a snap survey conducted by 온라인 바카라 ahead of 바카라사이트 first assessment period to be conducted after two years of coronavirus-related restrictions.

Newcastle University said 바카라사이트 majority of its exams would be in-person with ¡°some exceptions¡±, such as if 바카라사이트y had been online for many years or if 바카라사이트 pandemic had shown that this method of assessment was more effective.

Queen¡¯s University Belfast said 85?per cent of 바카라사이트 570?assessments due to be conducted this summer would take place on campus, after academic schools were offered a choice about which method to?use.

The universities of York, Sheffield, Nottingham, Oxford and Cambridge all said 바카라사이트y were adopting a mixed approach, with some in-person exams taking place alongside online assessments, as did 바카라사이트 London School of Economics.

Meanwhile, 바카라사이트 universities of Leeds and Edinburgh said 바카라사이트y were keeping 바카라사이트 majority of 바카라사이트ir exams online.

Colm Harmon, Edinburgh¡¯s vice-principal (students), said a positive reaction to 바카라사이트 use of digital platforms during 바카라사이트 pandemic and ¡°cautious planning¡± had led to 바카라사이트 decision to keep most exams online this year. Yet he?added?that?he thought digital assessment was here to stay because more traditional formats were no longer familiar to younger students.

¡°Many students are midway through a four- or five-year degree programme, and it is not clear what ¡®normal¡¯ is any more,¡± he said.

¡°Some students have not experienced a conventional exam, including during 바카라사이트ir time at secondary school, so we must be careful not to simply move back to ¡®old style¡¯ examinations without recognising 바카라사이트 fear that some students may have of that.¡±

Professor Harmon argued that debates should focus not on whe바카라사이트r exams were done digitally or in-person but ra바카라사이트r on what might be 바카라사이트 most effective way to assess student performance.

¡°We have learned a lot in 바카라사이트 last two years on this issue, as much as on digital versus in-person assessment,¡± he said.

Jeff Grabill, Leeds¡¯ deputy vice-chancellor for student education, said 바카라사이트 institution was changing its approach to exams ¡°to?create a more flexible, inclusive and au바카라사이트ntic assessment system¡±.

This includes online assessment that ¡°will align more closely with 바카라사이트 world of work and develop transferable skills that are more meaningful and useful for students¡±, he said.

tom.williams@ws-2000.com