TTP School of Chemistry: improving the student experience of assessment and feedback
April 23, 2015
In recognition of the complex and multifaceted nature of the student experience of assessment, the project comprises a range of areas of activity. The primary focus is on enhancing student and staff assessment literacy. Staff assessment literacy is of paramount importance in order to achieve consistency in the application of good practices across the school. …
Tailored Approaches to Assessment and Feedback in the School of Physics and Astronomy
March 25, 2015
“Our priority at the moment is securing renewal of our accreditation with the Institute of Physics, so what we’ve started doing at the School is the process of mapping the learning outcomes of our courses with the requirements of the Institute. It’s a good time to look at [an Assessment Review]…we’ve got a very good …
Assessment & Feedback – Dr Neil Hughes, School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies
March 24, 2015
Dr Neil Hughes discusses an example of an assessment strategy, its key features, the implementation in a programme and the impact on NSS over a period of two years. Dr Hughes is the Director of Modern Language Teaching at CLAS (UoN). This talk was given as part of the ‘Assessment strategies that work’ event, held at …
Improving NSS assessment and feedback scores at UCL – Dr Teresa McConlogue (Life and Medical Sciences, UCL)
Video >> Dr Teresa McConlogue discusses cases at UCL where they have reviewed programmes of study and addressed “hygiene factors” with demonstrable improved results on ensuing NSS. Dr McConlogue is a Senior Teaching Fellow at University College London working in the School of Life and Medical Sciences This talk was given as part of the “Assessment strategies …
Electronic Management of Coursework Assessment – Dr Helen Williams (School of Politics and International Relations)
February 23, 2015
Video >> Dr Helen Williams presents on her experience in the School of Politics and International Relations, describing the gradual approach to transformation of electronic coursework, planned steps, expected barriers and set protocols to harmonise practice. Helen also explains the benefits and drawbacks of the use of Turnitin in comparison to paper to manage text-based coursework. This presentation …
Electronic Management of Coursework Assessment – Dr Rossana Wright (School of Chemistry)
Video >> Dr Rossana Wright presents on her experience in the School of Chemistry where a whole-School move from paper to electronic management of coursework was implemented two years ago, in a “big bang” style. Rosanna explains the change process and results in terms of adoption of electronic management of coursework. The second part of the …
WebPA: Peer-Assessed Group Work in the Faculty of Engineering
December 17, 2014
WebPA is an online, automated tool that facilitates peer-moderated marking of group work Students mark their fellow group members’ performance and this mark is combined with the teacher’s mark to give an overall score WebPA helps avoid the problems associated with imbalanced contributions to group work, making the process more fair Sean Moran, Faculty of …
Peer assessment in large groups – Dr Susan Anderson (Graduate Entry Medicine)
November 11, 2014
Video >> Dr Susan Anderson (Graduate Entry Medicine) presents an example of the use of peer assessment with large groups (n=90) in Medical Education. Susan uses peer assessment in the context of formative assessment as a means of providing immediate feedback to students. She presents some exploratory data on the accuracy of students’ judgements. This …
Peer Assessment In Large Groups – Dr Kay Bond (Faculty of Engineering)
Video >> Dr Kay Bond (Faculty of Engineering) presents two distinct examples of peer assessment in a summative context and with large groups. Kay uses peer assessment and guides students through the marking criteria (n=260, Year 1). In Year 3, she organises independent peer assessment of video presentations (n=160). This presentation was given at a …
Learning from assessment.
May 25, 2014
Audio >> Tansy Jessop talks to the School of Politics and International Relations at the launch of their Centre for Teaching Excellence.. Download the PowerPoint presentation
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