Evaluation and assessment as main concerns of higher education students after COVID-19 confinement

Abstract

The pandemic caused by COVID-19 has had a great impact on the lives of all students. A survey conducted among Spanish university students aims to find out what their concerns are before the start of the 2020–2021 academic year. This study tries to explain the impact of the coronavirus on students after returning to the classroom, and not only during confinement. Among the main concerns of the students are the way examinations are conducted, the development of learning or the teaching method used as a consequence of the situation caused by the coronavirus. The results shown can be of great use to the educational community in establishing policies aimed at improving the level of teaching and the well-being of students in the face of this educational change.

Keywords:

• Higher education
• COVID-19
• post confinement
• assessment
• evaluation

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Úrsula Faura-Martínez

Úrsula Faura-Martínez holds a PhD in Mathematics and teaches Statistics at the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Murcia, Spain. Her lines of research are related to quality of life, ecological agriculture, social exclusion, poverty, sustainability, innovation and education. She is a co-author of several articles in journals such as Educational Review, European Journal of Special Needs Education or International Journal of Disability, Development and Education.

Matilde Lafuente-Lechuga

Matilde Lafuente-Lechuga holds a PhD in Economics and teaches Mathematics at the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Murcia, Spain. Her lines of research are related to quality of life, inequality, social exclusion, integration, poverty, sustainability and education. She is a co-author of several articles in education in journals such as Culture and Education, Journal of Management and Business Education or Educational Review.

Javier Cifuentes-Faura

Javier Cifuentes-Faura holds a PhD in Business Sciences and is a member of the Department of Financial Economics and Accounting at the University of Murcia, Spain. His lines of research include those related to public administration, green economics, and those related to sustainability and the education system. He has published in impact journals, such as Educational Review, International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education or Environmental Education Research. He has participated in several international conferences, being invited to some of them as keynote speaker. He has been included by the prestigious Stanford University Ranking as one of the most influential researchers in the world (Top 2% Scientists Worldwide).