Contains an overview of approaches to assessment and their functions as well as further information and links to recommended external resources.
"University assessment systems are complex and rather different from those used at school or college. This chapter clarifies the terminology involved and explains the rationale for different modes of assessment; later chapters discuss how to tackle specific question types."
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A bitesize academic skills video (15 mins. 59 secs.) examining definitions of assessment, its role in motivating and evaluating learning before considering how assessment questions and marking criteria can be used in conjunction to get a better understanding of what your assessment tasks are requiring of you.
A Library and Academic Practice LiveLearning workshop video addressing the underlying principles of university academic assessment processes.
Part of our wider series examining critical vocabulary, this guide offers advice on establishing what is being asked of you within your assessment task titles. Understanding commonly used verbs and action words used in assessment task titles (and in the associated task marking criteria) will help you identify the key academic practices and skills you will be expected to demonstrate in your assessment submission in order for your assessors to be able to award high marks / grades. The guide also offers advice on using these types of action words to develop your own academic and critical vocabulary to improve your academic writing style.
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This workshop highlights the alignment that exists between module learning outcomes, assessment / marking criteria and lesson content. Understanding this alignment is valuable when planning and writing up assessment tasks, both as a means of better understanding what an assignment question is asking of you as well as ensuring your submitted work meets expected assessment criteria standards.