Assessing learning in Higher Education
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The document discusses the purpose and methods of assessment in education, highlighting its role for both staff and students in monitoring progress and achieving learning objectives. It emphasizes the importance of effective assessment practices that promote skills development, provide timely and constructive feedback, and encourage discussion. Additionally, it outlines various forms of assessment and feedback strategies to improve learning outcomes.
Assessing learning in Higher Education
- 1. Assessment
- 2. Assessment What is it ? Why assess and for whom? How should we assess? When should we assess? What is the desired outcome?
- 3. What is Assessment? Summative progression certification, awards, reward grading, classification Formative learning knowledge, skills feedback incentives
- 4. Why Assess? For staff to monitor progress Does assessment meet learning objectives? Understanding Knowledge Application
- 5. Why Assess? For students to monitor progress Motivate Provide feedback Indicate standards
- 6. How should we Assess? What does each form of assessment test? Essays Assignments Tests Examination Presentations
- 7. Good Assessment Should …. be transparent provide a clear procedure offer direction and reassurance encourage discussion promote desired outcomes
- 8. Outcomes Skills Development Understanding Application
- 9. Assessing Outcomes Development of skills through assessment summative explicit marking criteria: varying criteria weights samples for students of good and bad practice feedback forms group work formative negotiating criteria (possibly in groups) marking by students, with peer feedback class discussion posting students' work on intranet (anonymously)
- 11. Good Feedback Should …. be informative promote reflection encourage dialogue identify expected standards be timely be sensitive promote self esteem indicate progress feedback and feed forward Marking is insufficient
- 12. Types of Feedback Written – detailed v summary sheet E mail – personal and short Web – individual or general Interview – one-to-one Group – workshop or tutorial Feedback on feedback
- 13. Matching Assessment and Feedback Essays Assignments Tests Examination Presentations
- 15. Marking Self Assessment E assessment Questions requiring mathematical or graphical solutions Presentations Set responses
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