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- What are the \u2018crunch points\u2019 for students and for your marking load? Can this be mitigated?<\/li>\n
- Are your assessments based on too many of the same LOs, or are\u00a0some of the LOs not really being assessed at all, or minimally?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
This is particularly important to consider when designing a module as part of a programme, or a new programme itself. It can also be conducted as part of an existing module or programme<\/strong> review.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
Why should I do it?<\/h2>\n
It helps you to\u00a0review how (and whether!) your assessments\u00a0are designed to meet the intended LOs of the programme or module.\u00a0 This means that establishing LOs comes first,<\/strong> then designing appropriate assessment which evaluates the extent to which students have met these LOs. Your teaching methods then help students to prepare for the assessment which enables them to meet the LOs (Wiggins and\u00a0McTighe, 2005)<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Therefore, thinking about assessment requires a shift away from thinking about a class or module in isolation but about a \u2018backwards\u2019<\/strong> approach to module design, where assessment will drive learning in a positive way by providing significant learning experiences (Fink, 2013)<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nHow has it been done?<\/h2>\n
TESTA<\/strong> (Transforming the Experience of Students through Assessment) is an assessment review service offered by King’s Academy. For more information about the process reference this document<\/a> or contact kings-academy@kcl.ac.uk.<\/a><\/p>\n
Dr Tansy Jessop who developed TESTA spoke at KCL in January 2018. View her overview of TESTA:<\/p>\n