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Assessment of Learning in Psychology: Summative Strategies in Courses and Programs
International Handbook of Psychology Learning and Teaching, pp.1331-1358
Springer International Handbooks of Education, Springer International Publishing
12/17/2022
Abstract
Summative assessment practices reveal whether students ultimately are successful in learning what we teach. In this chapter, we explore current insights about what summative practices reveal about effective teaching and learning in psychology’s international contexts. We define summative practices and distinguish summative strategies from formative approaches, followed by discussing administrative concerns that help determine summative design choices. We offer exemplars at both the course and program levels to optimize gains from assessment for students and teachers alike. We identify the psychometric factors that influence the quality and success of summative designs. We close with an exploration of emerging contemporary issues and some “lessons learned” to optimize gains using summative assessment in psychology contexts.
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- Title
- Assessment of Learning in Psychology
- Publication Details
- International Handbook of Psychology Learning and Teaching, pp.1331-1358
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing; Cham
- Series
- Springer International Handbooks of Education
- Copyright
- © 2021 Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- Identifiers
- 9783030262488; 99380178255906600
- Academic Unit
- Psychology; Usha Kundu, MD College of Health
- Language
- English