Getting Started |
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What is this:
A set of resources for getting started and to expand your
thinking of assessment. |
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RESOURCES |
COMMENTS |
Assessing Student Achievement of Learning Outcomes |
- This resource from Macquarie University aims to assist
teachers to ensure that assessment tasks and practices are
effective for student learning. An effective assessment task
is one which assesses students' attainment of the learning
outcomes. Unit learning outcomes are what students are
expected to know, understand or be able to do in order to be
successful in a unit.
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Qualitative & quantitative feedback defined
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- Explanation and further information about two types of feedback
(qualitative & quantitative) and when to use
them.
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CSHE - University of Melbourne |
- The Centre for the Study of Higher Education (CSHE), at
the University of Melbourne is an excellent research-based
resource on assessment. It covers many topics including:
Good feedback practices,
Reviewing assessment.
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Assessment (an excellent overview of assessment issues by
Richard James of CSHE) |
- Assessment contributes to establishing the framework in
which students learn. It is a powerful tool with which to
guide student learning. This booklet is an introduction to
issues in assessment in higher education.
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Bioassess: Enhancing Assessment in the Biological Sciences -
ideas and resources for university educators (2007) |
- The bioassess website presents a comprehensive picture
of assessment practice and learning priorities in the
biological sciences. It incorporates specific examples drawn
from undergraduate courses in a diverse arrary of life
science disciplines, and provides strategies and tips to
guide good practice in assessment. While having a focus on
the biological sciences, the bioassess site has much wider
application and covers topics of relevance to all
disciplines.
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