Assessment and feedback
Online courses offer the ability to provide frequent and easily-accessible assessment, with timely feedback, to provide a rich learning experience.
Ensure that:
Assessments are clearly signposted and include instructions; where available, feedback is clearly signposted- Assessment criteria are provided
- All assessment activity is planned, set up and managed in accordance with the “Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes” (section 9 covers online examinations and e-submission of coursework)
- Feedback principles, as outlined in the “Institutional Principles for Assessment and Feedback in Taught Programmes”, are followed
- Mechanisms are in place for regular feedback from students
Assessment criteria are explained; examples (exemplar assignments) may be used to illustrate- Different strategies are used to provide feedback where appropriate - for example, audio or video feedback
- Analytics are used to monitor activity and identify potential issues.
Key
- Baseline criteria, which should be achieved by all courses
- Enhanced approaches, which may not always be applicable, but can provide a richer experience for students
Baseline criteria which are automatically fulfilled in Blackboard