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CIRT would like to congratulate Dr. Galyna Kufryk for her recent presentation at the AAC&U Conference “Transforming STEM Higher Education”
Dr. Kufryk’s presentation titled: “Testing strategies in online environment for the upper level science course” centered on her recent findings about testing strategies in the online environment for an upper-level Genetics course. This helped bring attention to the idea of exploring the field of online testing strategies and compare their utility. The background research of efficacy of testing methods and platforms becomes increasingly more relevant and essential so that the educators can have a full understanding of their benefits and shortcomings and can make a choice that would be most appropriate for their discipline and course. The conference attracted over 650 participants and is the largest national undergraduate STEM education conference.
Abstract:
Broader inclusivity and participation in STEM education requires successful teaching strategies in different learning modalities (traditional and online; synchronous, asynchronous, and blended). This presents unique challenges for the content delivery and online testing, especially in science courses. While the variety of testing and proctoring platforms are currently existing, the information concerning the comparative efficiency of test delivery and testing modalities for each of them is not readily available. Therefore, when choosing a testing platform, the efficacy of test settings needs to be explored and compared so that the instructors can make an informed decision regarding their utility. This session will focus on the comparative analysis of online testing modalities that were applied in the upper division Genetics course. This study was completed in a primarily undergraduate university that serves predominantly Hispanic student population. The analysis of outcomes shows their broad applicability in science courses across STEM curriculum.
Conference website: (https://www.aacu.org/events/2021-virtual-conference-transforming-stem-higher-education)
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