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That’s Incorrect and Let Me Tell You Why: A Scalable Assessment to Evaluate Higher Order Thinking Skills

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  • Kyle D. S. Maclean

    (Ivey Business School, Western University, London, Ontario N6G 0N1, Canada)

  • Tiffany Bayley

    (Ivey Business School, Western University, London, Ontario N6G 0N1, Canada)

Abstract

We introduce a novel type of assessment that allows for efficient grading of higher order thinking skills. In this assessment, a student reviews and corrects a technical memo that has errors in its formulation or process. To overcome the grading challenges imposed by essay-type responses in large undergraduate courses, we provide a Visual Basic for Applications Excel tool for instructors, ensuring efficient grading of student submissions. We report our experience using this type of assessment in a multisection introductory business analytics course over several years and present survey-based evidence indicating that students perceive it to be clear and beneficial for learning. Supplemental Material: Data is available at https://www.informs.org/Publications/Subscribe/Access-Restricted-Materials

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  • Kyle D. S. Maclean & Tiffany Bayley, 2024. "That’s Incorrect and Let Me Tell You Why: A Scalable Assessment to Evaluate Higher Order Thinking Skills," INFORMS Transactions on Education, INFORMS, vol. 25(1), pages 23-34, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:orited:v:25:y:2024:i:1:p:23-34
    DOI: 10.1287/ited.2023.0020
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