The concerns of assessment integrity and effectiveness became a serious issue during the pandemic as faculty debated the use of online assessment tools. Whole zoom meetings were recorded on and the various methods faculty tried, used, avoided and the problems that ensued.  Organic chemistry courses are challenging learning experiences that require students to develop an understanding of the reactions and mechanisms of various functional groups. Maintaining the high expectations and rigor of assessment in these courses during the pandemic was an interesting experiment. One approach used to address the need for integrating these requirements was the use of integrated   assessment tools based an “open-book” model. The successes and failures, of these “open-book” approaches as well as the potential long-term opportunities for this pedagogy will be discussed during this presentation.

Open book assessment in organic chemistry an opportunity to evaluate the possibilities and pitfalls

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