Assessment in Higher Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review

Marta Montenegro-Rueda, Antonio Luque- de la Rosa, José Luis Sarasola Sánchez-Serrano and José Fernández-Cerero
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Marta Montenegro-Rueda: Department of Teaching and Educational Organization, University of Seville, 41013 Seville, Spain
Antonio Luque- de la Rosa: Department of Education, University of Almeria, 04120 Almeria, Spain
José Luis Sarasola Sánchez-Serrano: Department of Social Work and Social Services, Pablo de Olavide University, 41013 Seville, Spain
José Fernández-Cerero: Department of Teaching and Educational Organization, University of Seville, 41013 Seville, Spain

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 19, 1-13

Abstract: In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of students have been affected by the closure of educational institutions. This has forced a shift from face-to-face to distance education, facing numerous emergency educational measures, such as online assessment. This study aims to present a systematic review of the literature on the impact of assessment in higher education during the pandemic. The study has followed the methodology set out in the PRISMA statement, and includes 13 studies selected from a total of 51. The results indicate that faculty and students have faced numerous challenges in moving to virtual environments; on the faculty side the lack of training in online assessment techniques is the main problem, on the students’ side there is dishonesty and misconduct. However, it is concluded that continuous assessment, not focused on exams, but in a more qualitative way is the best way to assess at a distance.

Keywords: COVID-19; evaluation; higher education; review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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