Ashton L Dickerson
Biographic Data
| ID | 10849519 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ashton L Dickerson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ashton L |
| FAMILY NAME | Dickerson |
| SIGNATURE | DICKERSON A L |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Melbourne |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8555-1693 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A review of the benefits and drawbacks of high-stakes final examinations in higher education
High-stakes examinations enjoy widespread use as summative assessments in higher education. We review the arguments for and against their use, across seven common themes: memory recall and knowledge retention; student motivation and learning; authenticity and real-world relevance; validity and reliability; academic misconduct and contract cheating; stress, anxiety and wellbeing; and fairness and equity. For each theme, we evaluate empirical evide…
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A review of the benefits and drawbacks of high-stakes final examinations in higher education
High-stakes examinations enjoy widespread use as summative assessments in higher education. We review the arguments for and against their use, across seven common themes: memory recall and knowledge retention; student motivation and learning; authenticity and real-world relevance; validity and reliability; academic misconduct and contract cheating; stress, anxiety and wellbeing; and fairness and equity. For each theme, we evaluate empirical evide…
Academic integrity and plagiarism (1 work) · Anxiety (1 work) · Cheating (1 work) · Cognitive psychology (1 work) · Empirical evidence (1 work) · Empirical research (1 work) · Epistemology (1 work) · Formative assessment (1 work) · Grading (engineering) (1 work) · Higher education (1 work)