Here are three ways video assessments are making an impact in higher education:
Bringing Skills to Life Through Visual Demonstration: Traditional written assessments can’t capture everything – how do you show bedside manner in an essay? Video assessments let students demonstrate practical skills in action. An education major can record their classroom management techniques, while a business student can show their presentation abilities, giving educators a complete picture of their knowledge and capabilities.
“YuJa video makes it possible for students to discuss and share their work via the recorded video option that instructors can view or even if you use it in a forum setting where other students can view those interactions and kind of give feedback to each other.”
Enabling Efficient, High-Quality Feedback: For faculty juggling multiple courses and dozens or hundreds of students, efficiency matters. Video assessments allow instructors to provide rich, detailed feedback while watching student submissions, often in less time than traditional written evaluations. This means students receive more comprehensive feedback, faster, while faculty can focus on meaningful interaction rather than administrative tasks.
Promoting Academic Integrity in the Digital Age: As AI-generated content becomes more sophisticated, authenticating student work grows increasingly challenging. Video assessments offer a compelling solution. By capturing students demonstrating their skills in real time, these assessments provide clear evidence of genuine learning and competency that can’t be easily replicated by AI tools.
“We see a lot of concern about AI and students using AI to generate their work,” said Dr. Jared Wall, Assistant Director of Educational Technology in the Office of Technology at Southeastern Louisiana University. YuJa video makes it possible for students to discuss and share their work via the recorded video option that instructors can view or even if you use it in a forum setting where other students can view those interactions and kind of give feedback to each other. And now when instructors are seeking authentic student voice and explanation, we have an avenue to ensure that the student truly understands concepts and the applications without the anxiety of wondering whether this written work was generated by AI or was actually produced by the student because you can see them actually doing that via video.
By embracing video assessments, institutions can ensure their assessment methods remain relevant, reliable, and aligned with the demands of digital learning in higher education.
