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Putting feedback at the heart of assessment Find out how to transform assessment from a grading instrument to a learning tool
Assessment is undergoing a makeover across higher education, away from being a mechanism by which to ‘measure’ student performance, towards becoming a useful tool that aids learning. This brings a greater focus on formative assessments that facilitate feedback and ongoing improvement for students and their lecturers throughout a course. A departure from traditional end of year exams has encouraged diverse and creative ways to assess, more closely tied to real-world skills, which reduce opportunities for cheating. Find out how academics around the world are rethinking assessment to put feedback and learning at its heart, with this collection of resources.
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Seven steps towards enhancing assessment and feedback as a participatory , social process that supports deeper learning , by Neil Lent , Tina Harrison and Sabine Rolle
Tactics to ensure students engage with and learn from feedback
Students often perceive feedback as criticism and fail to take on board the constructive guidance . Rebecca Lewis explains how she …
Making feedback effective for your students and efficient for you
Effective feedback is vital to aid students ’ learning and progress but must be managed in a way that is realistic for professors ’ workloads . …
Why you should write feedback to your students before they ’ ve submitted
Starting at the end seems counterintuitive , but anticipating student strengths and weaknesses and automating your …
In the loop : how formative feedback supports remote teaching
Weekly snapshots of how students see their own progress can help teachers adjust teaching methods in real time . An online tool piloted at Georgia Tech has helped fill a feedback loop lost during the pandemic
Efficient methods of marking and providing feedback
Aaron Taylor and Victoria Rafferty provide advice on how to ensure formative and summative feedback is carried out with student learning in mind
Constructive use of varied assessment methods
Layal Hakim explains when and how to implement different types of assessment throughout a course in order to support …
Open - book assessments : dos and don ’ ts that foster good practice
Exam format can affect student performance and anxiety levels . Here ’ s how to set an OBA that gives students their best chance to …
Breaking with tradition : 10 creative assessment ideas
Monica Francesca Contrino and Roc í o Elizabeth Cortez M á rquez suggest 10 methods for adding an imaginative twist when …
The potential of artificial intelligence in assessment feedback
Artificial intelligence ( AI ) has the potential to improve the way students receive assessment feedback . Elizabeth Ellis explores some of the ways in which AI can help students
Original essays written in seconds : how ‘ transformers ’ will change assessment
Artificial intelligence that generates original text will be both empowering and disruptive for students and higher education at large , say Mike Sharples and Rafael P é rez y P é rez
Zero cheating is a pipe dream , but we still need to push academic integrity
David Rettinger and Erica Price Burns offer key points for institutions to consider when creating systems that encourage academic …
How to design low - stakes authentic assessment that promotes academic …
Robust assessment design is more important than ever in the battle to maintain academic integrity , say Nguyen Bui and Simon …
Online exams are growing in popularity : how can they be fair and robust ?
Nicholas Harmer and Alison Hill share advice on using unique datasets to deter student collusion in online exams
Traditional exams aren ’ t dead – they just need to be used correctly
Knowing when to utilise traditional v authentic assessment methods – and the modern tools to build them – is a crucial part of the teacher ’ s role in 2022 and beyond
I ’ m a Columbia student , and I don ’ t want my grade inflated
Normalising failure could improve students ’ mental health , give them the freedom to learn more effectively and make them more resilient all at once , says Jacob Clay
How to negotiate the politics of mark agreement between tutors
James Derounian offers thoughts on how we can unravel the tangled and contested arena of mark negotiation between university tutors
21st - century assessment : improve and update the way you evaluate
Mariana del Sol Gonz á lez offers initial tips and guidance on how to update assessment methods in your classroom
A step - by - step guide to designing marking rubrics that will save hours of time
Designing marking rubrics that provide guidance but with enough flexibility for students to demonstrate knowledge and skills in …
