Multiple-choice questionnaire assessments: do they have a role in assessing law students?

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2021-10-11 DOI:10.1080/03069400.2021.1979762

S. Whittaker, Tarik Olcay

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Abstract

ABSTRACT In the UK there has been a resistance to using multiple-choice questionnaire (MCQ) assessments to assess undergraduate students. This resistance is based on traditional legal pedagogy and the needs of the legal profession. However, the use of MCQ-style assessments by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and other shifts in legal education make it necessary to reflect on the role that MCQs could play in assessing law students. This article seeks to contribute to this discussion by providing a pedagogical analysis of the assessment strategy of the “Public Law I – Sources of Power” module at the University of Dundee. First, the article sets out Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy and its applicability to legal education. The article then applies this taxonomy to identify the complexity of the module’s learning outcomes and its assessments, as well as considering the extent to which they align with each other. The article finds that while MCQs cannot contribute to all of a module’s learning outcomes, they do provide some pedagogical value in assessing law students, particularly when implemented in parallel with other assessment methods. The article concludes by reflecting on the broader position of MCQs and their role in assessing undergraduate students.

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多项选择问卷评估:它们在评估法律系学生方面有作用吗?

摘要在英国，使用多项选择问卷（MCQ）评估本科生一直存在阻力。这种抵制是基于传统的法律教育学和法律职业的需要。然而，律师监管局使用MCQ风格的评估，以及法律教育的其他转变，使得有必要反思MCQ在评估法律学生方面可以发挥的作用。本文试图通过对邓迪大学“公法I——权力来源”模块的评估策略进行教学分析，为这一讨论做出贡献。文章首先阐述了布鲁姆修订后的分类法及其在法律教育中的适用性。然后，本文应用这种分类法来确定模块学习结果及其评估的复杂性，并考虑它们之间的一致程度。文章发现，虽然MCQ不能对一个模块的所有学习结果做出贡献，但它们在评估法学院学生时确实提供了一些教学价值，尤其是在与其他评估方法并行实施时。文章最后反思了MCQ的更广泛地位及其在评估本科生中的作用。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

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31.40

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1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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