Tag: assessmentresources
PCUTL Projects:
An exploration of assessment practices at Cardiff University’s Schools of Engineering, Psychology and the Centre for Lifelong Learning
Wouter Poortinga (ARCHI/PSYCH), Jeremy Hall (ENGIN), Nick Jones (LEARN) An exploration of assessment practices at Cardiff University’s Schools of Engineering, Psychology and the Centre for Lifelong Learning
Challenges in Formative Assessment Group Presentation
PCUTL Projects:
Feedback: What do students want? A comparative study of students’ expectations of ENGIN and SOCSI assessment feedback
A particular concern for undergraduate students across Cardiff University has been the feedback received on formative and summative assignments (see, for example, Arora, 2009). The aim of this project was to better understand students’ perspectives on the feedback they receive. It was a comparative study conducted across two Cardiff University departments – the School of [...]
PCUTL Projects:
Investigating the explicitness of written language skills assessment criteria within the sciences
The Cardiff University Assessment Strategy is underwritten by three core and mutually reinforcing principles of assessment. The focus of our group project was the third principle: explicitness.
This project explored the use of a self-assessment tool as a means of improving student performance in written assignments by encouraging students to engage with the Law School assessment criteria and to reflect on their own performance. Students on two separate courses were given a specially developed self-assessment form and asked to complete and submit [...]