Providing audio feedback
Andrea Wilczynski from the School of Modern Languages records individual audio feedback for Stage 2 students studying German. Read more about the results here.
Category: Assessment and feedback
A School-appointed ‘Coursework Czar’ reviews the setting of assessments
Dr Lindsay Marshall, Senior Lecturer Computing Science, Agriculture and Engineering What did you do? The School of Computing Science has appointed a “coursework czar” to act as an internal checker on the setting of all pieces of coursework. Who is involved? Dr. Lindsay Marshall serves as a “coursework czar” and reviews assessments as they are Read more about A School-appointed ‘Coursework Czar’ reviews the setting of assessments[…]
Peer review to improve essay writing for first years in School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics
Dr Kirsten MacLeod, Lecturer School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics Humanities and Social Sciences What did you do? Introduced compulsory Peer Review for First Year students. Who is involved? Dr Stacy Gillis, Dr Ruth Connolly and Dr Kirsten MacLeod introduced a peer review component for first term survey modules. Seminar tutors divide all of Read more about Peer review to improve essay writing for first years in School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics[…]
Peer assessment of lab reports to increase student self-regulation and development
Dr Glynn Atksinson describes the benefits of peer feedback for Stage 1 engineering students.
Organisation of a conference on current issues in animal science by final-year students
Dr Jonathan Guy, Senior Lecturer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences Science, Agriculture and Engineering What did you do? Final year students organise a conference on current issues in animal science. Who is involved? Jonathan Guy, Facilitator, Andrew Beard, Facilitator, Helen Adamson, (expertise on poster design) Helen Atkinson, (Careers department) Eve Simcox, (Faculty Research Impact Read more about Organisation of a conference on current issues in animal science by final-year students[…]
Continuous practical assessment at the School of Dental Sciences
The School of Dental Sciences describe their approach to assessing clinical and professional skills and knowledge.
Monitoring demonstrators to ensure consistency in marking and providing feedback to students
Dr Jason Steggles, Senior Lecturer School of Computing Science, Agriculture and Engineering What did you do? Preparing and monitoring demonstrators involved in assessment to ensure consistency between marks and feedback provided. Who is involved? Jason Steggles, Senior Lecturer, School of Computing. How do you do it? I meet with the demonstrators as a group and Read more about Monitoring demonstrators to ensure consistency in marking and providing feedback to students[…]