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ONLINE TEACHING, LEARNING, AND ASSESSMENT IN A TIME OF GLOBAL UPHEAVAL IN NIGERIAN HIGHER EDUCATION

Oke James AJOGBEJE

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Abstract

Times of global upheaval, such as the Covid-19 pandemic, have prompted an urgent shift to online learning and assessment in educational institutions around the world, including Nigeria. During the coronavirus pandemic, many schools turned to online learning and various forms of ssblended learning to educate children who were not allowed to attend school. This equally provides new opportunities to explore alternative online learning and assessment settings that improve student academic performance as part of a university-wide strategy. This paper discusses the various online teaching and learning options available for teachers and instructors during the global upheaval, the nature of assessment before and during times of global upheaval, the challenges of online assessment in times of global upheaval, and the guidelines for conducting online assessments in times of global upheaval. Existing research shows that in times of global upheaval, educators utilize different assessment techniques in their formative assessment practices. However, formal formative assessment techniques (paper-and-pencil tests) were used more frequently than informal formative assessment techniques. By embracing and adapting technically enhanced assessment and learning, this paper proposes to refocus formative assessment to include both formal and informal techniques. Lecturers are encouraged to incorporate online learning and assessment methods into their curriculum.

Keywords: Assessment, Online assessment, COVID-19 pandemic, times of global upheaval, online teaching and learning