I had a conversation with a colleague recently where we talked about our students just "checking boxes," rather than actually learning. We have summative assessment at the end of the course but I'm thinking that at the end I also need to provide other ways for them to communicate what they learned especially if they score lower (or just slightly higher) on their post-test. The test is not necessarily a good indication of learning because they may have (and many do) learning disabilities or testing anxiety. I'm considering adding some verbal testing when I meet with the student to give them alternative ways to demonstrate learning. For instance, "What did you learn that will be most useful to you going forward?" "Tell me more about that."
