Table 4 Themes and sub-themes based on faculty interviews
Themes | Sub-themes | Total number of quotes |
|---|---|---|
Validity | Assessment blueprinting | 76 |
Faculty competencies | 15 | |
Quality assurance | 33 | |
Reliability | Student performance | 8 |
Standard setting | 5 | |
Educational impact | Promotion of higher order cognitive skills | 28 |
Acceptability | Recognition by stakeholders | 7 |
Change management (faculty and student readiness) | 164 | |
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic | 26 | |
Academic integrity | 57 | |
Cost | IT softwares | 26 |
Internet connection | 20 | |
Technical support | 8 | |
Faculty time | 11 |