Best Practice in Exams
An exam is a formally-assessed test, usually written, designed to measure students’ progress and understanding of the subject. Types of…
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Designing Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
A guide to designing multiple choice questions (MCQs). When to use MCQs Multiple choice questions can be used in a range…
Peer Feedback and Assessment
Peer feedback is a guided process through which students provide each other with constructive comments on works-in-progress, drafts or finalised…
Diversifying Assessment
There are a variety of ways in which assessments within and across a programme can be diversified, providing students with…
Best Practice in Essays
Good essay design involves considering pedagogic and practical questions from before you set the topic all the way through to marking and…
Effective Summative Assessment
Summative assessment is defined by Advance HE as ‘the process of evaluating learning at the conclusion of a programme of…
Delivering Effective Video Feedback
Video feedback is the process of delivering feedback that is captured and delivered to the student in a video format.…
Audio Feedback
Audio feedback can provide an efficient, personalised experience for markers and students. Providing audio feedback to students has been shown…
Effective Assessment
A key to creating effective assignments and exams is the concept of constructive alignment. This means starting with the intended…