LearningGoalsSuccessCriteriaViewingGuide2011. University: Faculty Resources Quick Tips - Learning Objectives. Assessing Student Learning - core principles. Enhancing learning by enhancing assessment Assessment is a central element in the overall quality of teaching and learning in higher education.
Well designed assessment sets clear expectations, establishes a reasonable workload (one that does not push students into rote reproductive approaches to study), and provides opportunities for students to self-monitor, rehearse, practise and receive feedback. Assessment is an integral component of a coherent educational experience. The ideas and strategies in the Assessing Student Learning resources support three interrelated objectives for quality in student assessment in higher education. Effective Assessment. When you hear the word assessment, what comes to mind?
Neat rows of students, neatly filling in rows of Scantron bubbles, the results of which will be displayed numerically in the neat rows of an excel sheet then transferred to the columns of students’ transcripts. Often, this sort of assessment feels like an afterthought, something that happens once the learning is done. But assessment is so much more than this; you can use the assessment techniques detailed in these pages to more clearly define and describe the goals of your course, receive mid- term feedback that improves your teaching strategies, provide students with more experiential learning opportunities, and teach students to self- evaluate thereby increasing their independent learning skills.
Our assessment resources are divided into three sections, Learning Goals and Objectives, Testing and Grading, and Using Student Feedback.