The role of assessment in higher education-The Views of Assessment Experts
Meet the experts
Perspectives: Why do we assess in higher education?
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Perspectives: What influence do grades have in assessment systems?
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Perspectives: How can assessment help in engaging students?
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Perspectives: Is the quality and reliability of our assessments robust enough to make high stake decisions?
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Perspectives: Is group assessment a desirable option in higher education?
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The role of assessment in higher education-Further Considerations on the Role of Assessment
More reading on the role of assessment
The role of assessment in higher education-The Usability of Assessment
The usability of assessment: Using the utility formula to select a method of assessment
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The usability of assessment: A visualisation of the utility formula
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Building block for peer review: Assignment about the Utility Formula
The Assessment Cycle-Where to Start? The Assessment Cycle
Animation on the assessment cycle
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The assessment cycle overview
The Assessment Plan-Welcome to the Week on the Assessment Plan
Introduction to the assessment plan
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The Assessment Plan-Constructive Alignment
Animation on constructive alignment
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Constructive alignment overview
Optional reading: Constructive alignment - John Biggs
The Assessment Plan-Learning Objectives
Video: on writing learning objectives
Manual on how to write learning objectives
The Assessment Plan-Methods of Assessment
Optional reading: Methods of assessment A-Z
Activity: Match methods of assessments with their cognitive domain following Bloom’s Taxonomy
Optional reading: In-class activities and assessment for the flipped classroom
The Assessment Plan-The Assessment Plan
Animation on how to write your own assessment plan
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Assessment plan overview
Building block for peer review: Connect your learning objectives to the methods of assessment for your course
The Assessment Plan-The Assessment Matrix
Animation on how to create an assessment matrix
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Assessment matrix overview
Building block for peer review: Create your own assessment matrix
The Assessment Plan-Views from Teachers and Students
Meet the teachers of Erasmus University Rotterdam
Perspectives: How do students prepare for an assessment?
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Perspectives: Could students be involved in your assessments?
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Perspectives: Teachers and their preferences for methods of assessment
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Perspectives: Students and their preferences for methods of assessment
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Perspectives: What kind of methods do teachers use to assess students?
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Perspectives: Best practices according to teachers and students
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Perspectives: Students on easy assessments and time consuming assessments
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Perspectives: Experiences of teachers in how they select the methods of assessment for their courses
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Feedback & grading design-Feedback
What is the role of feedback?
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Building block for peer review: Create your own feedback plan for your course
Feedback & grading design-How to use Rubrics for Providing Feedback and Grading?
What are rubrics and why would you use them?
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Holistic rubrics
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Analytic rubrics
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Single point rubrics
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How to make a rubric
A rubric for rubrics
Websites with examples of rubrics
Assessment construction-How to Construct your Assessment?
Introduction to assessment construction
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Perspectives: Teachers and their experiences with multiple choice and essay questions
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Further reading on assessment construction
Assessment construction-How to Construct Multiple Choice Questions?
Perspectives: Multiple choice Q&A
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Introduction to constructing multiple choice questions
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How to construct the stem of a multiple choice question?
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How to construct the answer alternatives of a multiple choice question?
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Checklist for multiple choice questions
Further reading on multiple choice questions
Assessment construction-How to Construct Open Ended and Essay Questions?
Perspectives: Open ended questions Q&A
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How to construct open ended and essay questions?
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Checklist for open ended questions
Preparing a correction model
Further reading on open ended questions
Assessment construction-How to Construct Group Work?
Perspectives: Group work Q&A
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How to construct group work?
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Checklist for group work
Further reading on group work
Assessment Analysis and Evaluation-What is Assessment Analysis and Evaluation?
Introduction to assessment analysis and evaluation
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Assessment Analysis and Evaluation-Enhancing the Quality of your Assessment with Peer Review
How to make the most of peer reviews
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Checklist for peer review of assessments
Assessment Analysis and Evaluation-Analysing your Assessment
Assessment analysis
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Psychometric analysis
Optional readings on reliability and validity in assessment
Assessment Analysis and Evaluation-Evaluating your Assessments and Formulating Future Improvements
Assessment evaluation and future improvements
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Assessment Analysis and Evaluation-Final Exam
Final Quiz instruction
Assessment Analysis and Evaluation-Wrap Up
Thank yous and attributions