Assessment
The Assessment Section [1] of the UCD T&L Resources pages provides additional information on the following areas:
Assessment [2]
Assessment drives student learning. This means that we can design assessments to drive particular desired types of learning e.g. deep learning. Deep learning involves a critical analysis of ideas, linking them to already known concepts, principles and experiences which leads to personal understanding and long-term retention. And we can use assessment to drive the development of graduate attributes e.g. teamwork, creative thinking, information literacy
Why Assess Students? [3]
- 1. Assessment Drives Student Learning
- 2. Assessments can be explicitly designed to align with learning outcomes including graduate attributes, content areas including key concepts/principles/skills/attitudes, teaching and learning activities and evaluation.
- 3. Assessment is a professional activity and judgment required for quality assurance and certification
What is being assessed? [4]
How do you assess student learning? [5]
Five Important Messages to consider when you are planning how to assess your students:
- 1. Different assesments drive different types of learning
- 2. Be aware that you don’t over-assess!
- 3. Consider assessment for your module in the context of the whole programme
- 4. Use a variety of methods of assessment as students have different learning styles
- 5. Reviewing asessments can help you as a lecturer to plan your future teaching
Who Assesses Student Learning? [6]
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