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The assessment strategy for your course must develop

from the outcomes defined for your course.

The assessment strategy for your course

should use a variety of measures to

gather evidence of learning.

What will students know / be able to do? Is it observable? How will students demonstrate learning? What matters most?

Match your assessments to what you teach!

Why?Reduces the risk of academic dishonesty

Minimizes the limitation of a single measureFair

The assessment strategy for your course sho

include formative and summative assessmen

The assessment strategy for your cours

must allow learning to be proven over tim

Formative Occurs during thelearning process Open-Cycle:Opportunities to makemistakes and remediate Improve and enhancelearning

Summative

May occur atmidterm, end of unitend of a course. Closed-Cycle: Finaldemonstration oflearning Summarize studentlearning (attainment)

"A variety of assessment methods is

employed so that the limitations of

particular methods are minimized.Australian Universities Teaching Committee

"Assessment is most effective

when it reflects an understanding

of learning as multidimensional,

integrated, and revealedinperformance over time.

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The assessment strategy for your course must

provide opportunities for quality feedback.

ality FeedbackIs timely: immediate or performer-friendly in

ts immediacyIs frequent & ongoingUses predominantly descriptive language in

assessing aspects of performance (explanatory)Enables performers to improve through self-

assessment and self-adjustment