Worried that your students might be passing answers around? Try giving them customized assessments, and maybe they can work together!
Details
Professor: Sir Vince Cruz
Subject: ITI1111 – Mathematics for Computing
Intended Learning Outcome: Understand and apply principles of mathematical logic to unique problems.
Feedback and Comments
- Note that making unique problems for each student, then checking those problems individually, can be time-consuming.
- Though this does not use the quiz-making features on Canvas, we still highly recommend that professors utilize the File Upload feature on the Quiz and Assignment tools. In the long run, this makes encoding grades much smoother, and it is easier to leave comments & feedback for the students~
- Professors and students can refer to this guide for mobile scanning app alternatives! If the professor would like the class to use only one app, we recommend that they test the app out, then have a session/document to guide the students on how to use it.
- Though it calls for an extra step, students also appreciate being able to take their eyes off the screen, and work on paper now and then.
- By allowing students to help each other, they are offered deeper opportunities for learning – those that teach gain deeper understanding of the topic, while all students may benefit from having things explained from a co-students perspective.
I really enjoyed doing the handwritten assignments. Because of that, I was able rest my eyes from the screen and focus on the paper. This style really engaged and helped me learn the topics effectively.
– ITI1111 Student
U.N.I.T.A.S. Design Principles demonstrated in this design pattern:
| U.N.I.T.A.S. Design Principles | Application |
| Thoughtfully done | The customized assessments prevent cheating, while also allow for a collaborative component in problem-solving, as students cannot simply copy-paste answers from their classmates. |
| Achieves learning goals | The nature of a customized assessment challenges the students to apply what they’ve learned to a problem unique to them. |
