Resit exams in Australian higher education : lessons from a novel COVID-19 assessment trial

John Juriansz; Nga Thanh Nguyen; Colin Clark

doi:10.1016/B978-0-323-91185-6.00034-3

Resit exams in Australian higher education : lessons from a novel COVID-19 assessment trial

John Juriansz, Nga Thanh Nguyen, Colin Clark

Western Sydney University

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Resit exams permit students who have failed a subject to sit a supplementary exam to demonstrate achievement of the academic standards required for program progression. This study analyses student perceptions of the strengths and limitations of resit exams during a pandemic and discusses their potential role in Australian Higher Education. The data were obtained from student performance metrics, questionnaires, and focus groups. Students acknowledged the pedagogical and psychological benefits of resit exams within the context of the challenges posed by exam thresholds, high-stakes summative exams, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Students questioned whether the imposition of exam thresholds and high-stakes summative exams adequately supported their learning and accurately measured their performance.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Academic Voices: A Conversation on New Approaches to Teaching and Learning in the Post-COVID World
Editors	Upasana G. Singh, Chenicheri S. Nair, Craig Blewett, Timothy Shea
Place of Publication	U.S.
Publisher	Chandos Publishing
Pages	429-441
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Print)	9780323911856
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-91185-6.00034-3
Publication status	Published - 2022

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Juriansz, J., Nguyen, N. T., & Clark, C. (2022). Resit exams in Australian higher education : lessons from a novel COVID-19 assessment trial. In U. G. Singh, C. S. Nair, C. Blewett, & T. Shea (Eds.), Academic Voices: A Conversation on New Approaches to Teaching and Learning in the Post-COVID World (pp. 429-441). Chandos Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-91185-6.00034-3

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Juriansz, J, Nguyen, NT & Clark, C 2022, Resit exams in Australian higher education : lessons from a novel COVID-19 assessment trial. in UG Singh, CS Nair, C Blewett & T Shea (eds), Academic Voices: A Conversation on New Approaches to Teaching and Learning in the Post-COVID World. Chandos Publishing, U.S., pp. 429-441. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-91185-6.00034-3

Resit exams in Australian higher education : lessons from a novel COVID-19 assessment trial. / Juriansz, John; Nguyen, Nga Thanh; Clark, Colin.
Academic Voices: A Conversation on New Approaches to Teaching and Learning in the Post-COVID World. ed. / Upasana G. Singh; Chenicheri S. Nair; Craig Blewett; Timothy Shea. U.S.: Chandos Publishing, 2022. p. 429-441.

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