Engaging Ento's Effective Innovative Assessments (ENTEIA) in Learning Entomology

Abstract

Innovative approaches to assessment can help learners to demonstrate skills in learning Entomology course effectively. Entomology is the study of the insects. In order to help the learners fully achieved the learning outcomes, several innovative approaches to assessment to help learners demonstrate certain skills have been incorporated in this course. These innovative assessments are meant to be used to closely reflect what is taught and how learning can be more closely aligned to the skills required for employment and access to higher education. In order to encourage learners to explore and learn effectively in Entomology course, several innovative assessments are introduced namely submission of assignment by developing video recording of insect life cycle, executing butterfly net project by sharing their technical drawings through padlet and submitting lab report through an e-Campus platform. The utilisation of innovative assessment will assist learners to demonstrate their reflection skills to indicate their applied skills and knowledge to a real-world scenario.