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Assessment

Summary

A range of digital tools and platforms are available to support formative and summative assessment and feedback.

Key assessment guides

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Updates & issues

Many of our Assessment tools are hosted in the cloud, and are updated regularly. Keep track of what's happening with our systems with our Updates & issues page.

Case studies

Explore how staff have applied our tools to support formative and summative assessment:

Case study: Designing appropriate assessments

Scott Slorach describes how he designed a collaborative assessment where students have freedom to explore their own interests while meeting learning outcomes.

Watch their presentation:

Designing appropriate assessments (Panopto viewer) (11 mins 0 secs, UoY log-in required)

See the full case study for more details and the transcript.

Case study: Philosophy and Society podcasts for assessed groupwork

Chris Jay and Barry Lee ive an overview of diversifying assessment with a group-based podcast assessment; the rationale, process, how they supported students and outcomes.

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Philosophy and Society podcasts for assessed groupwork (Panopto viewer) (11 mins 39 secs, UoY log-in required)

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Case study: Portfolio assessments in the undergraduate Global Development degree programme

Judith Krauss gives an overview of diverse portfolio assessments to develop transferable skills. Components include contributions to problem-based learning tasks, personal reflections, individual essay and group group-based report and presentation. Judith reflects on the challenges and benefits of this form of assessment.

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Portfolio approaches in the Undergraduate Global Development degree programme (Panopto viewer) (2 mins 47 secs, UoY log-in required)

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Case study: Video feedback for students in Psychology

Sally Quinn explores her use of video to provide individualised feedback on project drafts and efficient targetted feedback in larger modules. She describes using video to supplement written feedback has helped students process and act on feedback, and how the upfront time investment pays off in reduced need for further clarification.

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Video feedback for students in Psychology (Panopto viewer) (13 mins 23 secs, UoY log-in required)

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