Selecting Assessment Tasks
There are many different types of assessment tasks, each with its own benefits and challenges. There can be real value in reviewing whether the assessment tasks you are accustomed to using are actually the best ones for the purpose and whether you can improve their Design for Assessment AS Learning.
The integration of technologies into assessment can provide opportunities to enhance student experiences and diversify the range of options available for students to learn and demonstrate their learning. Equally, technologies enable staff to reconsider learning and teaching approaches, introduce innovative assessment methods and improve efficiency.
In this video, Dr Adele Flood from the Learning and Teaching Unit (LTU) discusses selecting assessment tasks.
(See Transcript of audio).
Resources
Selecting assessment tasks:
- Selecting Assessment Task and Activities
- Capstone Projects
- Case Studies and Scenarios
- Extended Writing
- Group Work
- Multiple Choice Questions
- Oral Presentations
- Portfolio
- Role Plays and Simulations
Selecting technologies: