Answer to Question #221647 in Economics for Nana

Question

Online assessment has become necessary in the implementation measures to combat the spread of covid- 19 pandemic in Ghana's higher educational institutions" . Examine the extent to which this new practice violates the principles of assessment in economics.

Answer 1

Since the online assessment of students' knowledge was caused by objective reasons, it should be considered in the context of the prevailing conditions of the pandemic.

However, in contrast to the traditional system for assessing students' knowledge in the field of economics, online assessment leads to the fact that test technologies are mainly used, when using which it is impossible to investigate how much a student has mastered the skills of critical understanding of economic situations and their consequences. However, on the other hand, online assessment can be used to monitor fundamental competencies, the verification of which can do without a critical analysis of the current economic situation.