Assessment and feedback is arguably the aspect of the university experience about which students (and staff) feel most anxious and vulnerable, and dissatisfaction in this area is repeatedly expressed in National Student Survey results across the sector. It's also an important aspect to get right in terms of inclusivity and fairness.
'Students can escape bad teaching but they cannot escape bad assessment.' (David Boud, 1995)
Assessment for learning
- What commonly prevents assessment from being inclusive?
- Strategies for making assessment more inclusive of all students
- Implementing assessment choice
- Checklist of questions to ask to improve inclusivity of assessment and feedback
What commonly prevents assessment from being inclusive?
Strategies for making assessment more inclusive of all students
Implementing assessment choice
Checklist of questions to ask to improve inclusivity of assessment and feedback
Resources
- This video collection from the University of Plymouth on inclusive assessment
- Assignment Brief Design website
- Inclusive Assessment in Higher Education: A Resource for Change [pdf] University of Plymouth
- Classroom Discussion Assessment and Reflection [pdf] Adrienne Christiansen, Macalester College
- Assess compassion in Higher Education? Why and how would we do that? Dr Theo Gilbert, University of Hertfordshire
- Assessment Toolkit: Grading Class participation
- Suggested techniques for making assessment more inclusive and effective can be found in Nicol and Macfarlane-Dick's Practical recommendations for making feedback more student-centred [pdf]