Lorna Dawson is the Interim Head of Teaching, Learning and Student Experience for the School of Natural Sciences. Here she provides an update on the developments in assessment and progression following the review in the summer of 2023. I think many colleagues will be familiar with the challenges we encountered regarding Assessment and Progression (A&P), […]
Emily Cooksey is an Associate Dean for Student Experience and Graduate Outcomes and a lecturer in Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science. Emily talked to Teaching Academy about her experience of running optionality within her assessments. What did you do and why? Optionality is the practise of giving students choice within their assessed work. It is […]
Advances in Artificial Intelligence are already changing the way we think about Higher Education. One key impact will be how we assess student learning.
Assessment Forward Learning is a formative assessment framework that enables students to critically assess their peer’s work in a way that constructively develops their own understanding of upcoming assessment criteria.
This pages explains how to setup an online assessment using Blackboard to create a test, add questions, and make the test available to students.
Dr Therese Lawlor-Wright discusses how a project in the School of MACE moved to e-Assessment.
Guidance to help you prepare and design your peer assessment activity
Below you will find information on the benefits of peer assessment, and guidance on how to prepare for a peer assessment activity.
An overview of the benefits of using peer assessment in teaching and learning.