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Forward vision

Forward vision. No blinkers. the QAA perspective…. QAA focus is on: Institutional management of Quality of student learning opportunities Academic standards (both obviously must address assessment) Working through the agreed academic infrastructure, and through institutional audit.

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Forward vision

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  1. Forward vision No blinkers

  2. the QAA perspective… • QAA focus is on: Institutional management of • Quality of student learning opportunities • Academic standards (both obviously must address assessment) • Working through the agreed academic infrastructure, and through institutional audit

  3. Learning opportunities • Assessment is the meeting point in the learning relationship • Communication and information are its central features • Demonstrated learning (assessment task) • Ongoing advice (formative) • Periodic judgements (summative) • QAA Code of Practice guidance

  4. Management of academic standards • Communicating regulations • Judging student achievement • Meeting defined threshold standards • Comparing within the subject community (using external examiners) • Ensuring assessment is consistent and fair • Institutional overview of assessment

  5. New technology transforms communication - in assessment too • Transparency in definition of assessment tasks (learning design) • Accessibility of information (programme specifications and integrated assessment) • Timeliness of feedback - more direct and more personal • Improved profiles and overview of performance

  6. Technology can transform • The variety of assessment tasks (simulations, role play, problem solving, case studies - more immediacy and relevance • The range of assessment activity (ICT facilitates self-assessment, peer assessment, group assessment, workplace assessment and combinations) • The approaches to marking and communication and recording of grading (computer assisted marking, blogs, profiles, video tutorials, texted reminders, progress overview, visualisation of learning achievement and performance patterns)

  7. Institutional management of academic standards • Student assessment management systems will provide: • Full overview of all assessment history • Easily accessible reports • Rapid identification of study difficulty • Easy comparison between student groups and years • Improved information on retention and its relation to assessment

  8. Communicating with internal and external examiners • Electronic systems can assist and steer paperless moderation • Clearer marking tracking • More accessible information on student assessment profiles for external examiners • Faster, fuller, communication and better decision making on grades

  9. Strengthened institutional overview? • Managing assessment regulations and their use (communication again) • Systems for reviewing and evaluating standards-related information - better presentation and reliability • Stronger potential for institutional and subject benchmarking • Reviewing assessment practice and supporting staff development

  10. In summary • A vision of a future in which: • Learning is better supported by assessment through improved communication • Standards are better safeguarded through improved information systems

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