Perils and promise of online exams

Nat Rev Chem. 2022;6(5):299-300. doi: 10.1038/s41570-022-00385-7. Epub 2022 Apr 5.

Abstract

As academic staff scrambled into emergency remote teaching during COVID-19 restrictions, we also had to move in-person exams online without compromising integrity. This disruption caused us to think carefully about how chemistry is assessed, because 'business as usual' was no longer possible - and at some institutions, there are no plans for in-person exams to return.

Keywords: Chemical education; Education.