What is it? Following examinations, many departments give students the opportunity to collect or view their exam script. However, many students are unaware of this opportunity and consequently do not take advantage of it. Therefore, it is important that lecturers and tutors actively encourage their students to spend the time going through their exam scripts, […]
Assessment as feedback
Posted on February 10, 2015 by Laurence Georgin in Class/ general feedback, Verbal feedback
What is it? Both formative and summative assessments are often used to identify how much a student has learnt over the course. It is not uncommon for students to only receive a mark via email or in the post following an exam or a set of exams. In addition to the individual mark, many tutors […]
General feedback after an assignment
Posted on October 7, 2014 by Laurence Georgin in Class/ general feedback, Verbal feedback
What is it? It is common practice for lecturers to give general feedback to students following an assignment. In this feedback session, the lecturer often focuses on recurring issues and common mistakes found in the assignments. Some lecturers may choose to just give a mark to the individual work and give more substantial feedback to the […]
Formative assessment = feedback opportunities
Posted on October 1, 2014 by Laurence Georgin in 1-to-1/ detailed feedback, Class/ general feedback, Feedback technologies, Informal feedback, Peer feedback, Verbal feedback, Written feedback
What is it? Formative assessment supports students’ learning throughout a course and usually do not count towards final marks. It is different from summative assessment which typically evaluates what students have learnt and do count towards final marks. Formative assessment is designed to help students know how they are doing and identify areas in their learning which they have mastered […]