Alternative Assessments Table
Canvas quizzes are a popular assessment tool at many universities, including UBC. Quizzes are often paired with lockdown browser which restricts the learner’s actions while completing the assessment. Lockdown browser is often used as a way to ensure academic integrity. Lockdown browser increases the stress level of students (Ruzgar & Chua-Chow, 2023) which may lead to lower scores for students (OECD, 2015). Canvas quizzes with lockdown browser may be a suitable strategy for some courses. The purpose of this searchable table is to consider alternative types of assessment that assess learning but don’t need lockdown browser to ensure academic integrity. These alternative assessments can be used in a variety of disciplines – we are always available to help adapt for your specific area.
The searchable table below contains information directly from A Guide to Alternative Assessments (Elkhoury, 2020) which holds a CC BY NC license. Each assessment is linked to the original contributor which describes the activity further. To dig deeper into any of these assessments please consult the guide.
References
Ruzgar, N. S., & Chua-Chow, C. (2023). Perception of Students on Online Exams and How Sequential Exams and the Lockdown Browser Affect Student Anxiety and Performance. WSEAS Transactions on Computer Research, 11, 92-110.
OECD. (2015). PISA 2015 Results (Volume III). Paris, France.
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| Assessment Type | Supportive Learning Technology | Rubric | Knowledge Level |
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| Annotated Anthology | Available | Creating and Evaluating | |
| Annotated Portfolios | Not Available | Creating and Evaluating | |
| Annotated Research Bibliography | Available | Creating and Evaluating | |
| Article Critique | Available | Evaluating | |
| Briefs | Not Available | Analyzing, Applying, Creating, and Evaluating | |
| Case Studies | Not Available | Analyzing, Applying, Creating, and Evaluating | |
| Concept Maps | Available | Analyzing, Applying, Creating, and Evaluating | |
| Digital Artifacts | Available | Applying and Creating | |
| Digital Story Telling | Not Available | Creating | |
| Error Analysis / Find the Flaw | Not Available | Analyzing, Applying, and Evaluating | |
| Fact Sheet | Available | Applying, Creating, and Evaluating | |
| Fake News | Not Available | Evaluating | |
| Field Expert Interview | Not Available | Applying, Creating, and Evaluating | |
| Flexible Assessment | Not Available | Creating | |
| Historical Trial | Not Available | Analyzing | |
| Infographic | Not Available | Creating | |
| Lay Translation | Not Available | Analyzing | |
| Learner Blogs (or Vlogs) | Available | Creating | |
| Letter to the Editor | Not Available | Creating | |
| Op Ed Piece | Available | Analyzing, Applying, Creating, and Evaluating | |
| Open Pedagogy | Not Available | Creating | |
| Oral Exam | Available | Analyzing, Applying, and Evaluating | |
| Podcast | Available | Creating | |
| Poster session with Peer Critique | Not Available | Creating | |
| Problem Based Learning | Not Available | Evaluating | |
| Professional Presentation | Available | Applying, Creating, and Evaluating | |
| Public Service Announcement | Not Available | Applying and Creating | |
| Reflective Journals | Not Available | Creating and Evaluating | |
| Simulation / Roleplay | Available | Analyzing and Applying | |
| Story Mapping |
|
Available | Analyzing and Creating |
| Student Interviews | Not Available | Evaluating | |
| Student Proposed Project | Available | Applying, Creating, and Evaluating | |
| Take home / Open Book Exam | Available | Applying and Evaluating | |
| Two stage exam | Not Available | Applying and Evaluating | |
| Video Presentation or Performance Test | Not Available | Analyzing, Applying, and Creating | |
| Wiki Creation / Analysis | Canvas assignment, UBC Wiki, Wikipedia
|
Available | Analyzing, Creating, and Evaluating |