A Future Vision for the College Instructors' Use of Achievement (Paper-Electronic) Files as Modern Methods to Evaluate Their Students at Ajloun University College

Abstract

This study investigated the importance of using the achievement file, in both electronic and paper forms, as an evaluation instrument to document the performance of both teachers and students. The researcher planned the question in the following question: What is the future vision of the college members' use of achievement (paper-electronically) files, at the Ajloun University College, as modern methods for evaluating their students? The researcher used the descriptive-differential analytical approach. The researcher noticed, through observation and interview, that many previous relevant studies were reviewed to clarify the mechanism of using the (paper-electronic) achievement files. The study presented some results related to the quality of students' learning, the quality of the educational process, and others related to the quality of the used evaluation method. This study provided a future vision of the college members' use of the achievement files to evaluate the expected learning in several disciplines: knowledge (cognitive skills), dealing with others, taking responsibility, communication skills, information technology (IT), numerical skills, and psychomotor skills. The researcher recommended educating the university community about the culture of developing students' evaluation systems and exams to improve the educational system and ensure its quality. This could be done by spreading the culture of evaluation and exam development. Besides, students should be taught from the beginning about their roles and what was required from them with every step of the process of using the achievement file in their evaluation. Students should be provided with instruments, guiding them to the resources that would help them accomplish the work included in the file.