evaluation and feedback

Newly Assigned Academics at UOB Get Training on Methods of Examination Questions Formulation

10 February 2020

As part of the programs organized by the Unit for Teaching Excellence and Leadership (UTEL) in the University of Bahrain (UOB) in cooperation with the Higher Education Academy at the United Kingdom, UTEL held an intensive training workshop for newly assigned professors at the University at the e-learning center on the University’s campus in Sakhir, in which a number of academics at UOB participated.

The Assistant Professor in the Information Systems Department at the College of Information Technology and the coordinator of the New Professors Program at the University, Dr. Amal Mohammed Al-Rayes, stated that “The workshop is held annually and is devoted to faculty members who are newly teaching at UOB, whether they are new to teaching or newly assigned in UOB.”

Furthermore, she explained that the workshop is held over two days under the title “New to Teaching in Bahrain (NTB)”, which reviews evaluation and feedback. On the first day, it addressed a detailed presentation of the evaluation process, which includes group evaluation and formative evaluation, in addition to a review of methods of designing calendars within constructive conformity and according to quality standards, and she stated that "We address methods of designing courses and exam questions in line with the requirements of UOB and according to quality standards." While on the second day, it addressed feedback, confirming that "There was a great interaction from the workshop participants, which reflects their interest in developing their professional skills. "

While the Assistant Professor at the College of Law, Dr. Arwa Abdullatif Al-Sheikh, who is also one of the participants in the workshop, confirmed that she benefited from the UTEL’s workshops, stating: "I noticed a clear change in my teaching style, and my methods of communicating information to students," noting that she is participating for the second time in this workshop after the first that was held in last September 2019, pointing to her acquisition of modern teaching and evaluation skills and new methods of formulating exam questions.

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Academics of the University of Bahrain, new professors at the University of Bahrain, the Unit for Teaching Excellence and Leadership at the University of Bahrain, Higher Education Academy in the United Kingdom, The E-Learning Center, evaluation and feedback,