Designing Assessment

Course description

The course will explore fundamental concepts influencing assessment practice including purposes of assessment, the ideas of constructive alignment (of learning outcomes, learning opportunities and assessment) and possible roles for students in assessment.  Participants will have the opportunity to discuss examples of good practice and to practice assessment design.

Type of course

Workshop

Who should attend

• Teachers who are interested in better understanding and improving assessment for learning
• Can also be conducted within academic units for teaching teams and groups who are reviewing a topic or a sequence of topics in a course

What you will learn

• Key concepts in designing assessment
  
• Ideas for increasing student engagement in and learning through assessment