| Unit name | Assessment and Evaluation (Online) |
|---|---|
| Unit code | MEEDM0041 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Mr. Burnett |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
Successful completion of Theory and Practice of Teaching and Learning |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you may not take alongside this one | |
| School/department | Teaching and Learning for Health Professionals |
| Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
This unit will introduce learners to assessment and to theories and methodologies relating to assessment of and feedback to learners. It will consider how assessment plays a key role in learning as well as reviewing the social role of assessment, and motivation/personality as it relates to educational assessment. It will address more recent theory and practice on workplace based assessment, as well as values based assessment of such qualities as professional attitudes, including selection methods. In addition, the unit aims to improve participants’ skill at identifying and using sensitive and sensible tools for the evaluation of teaching.
Online mixed methods including synchronous tutorials, small group discussions, workshops and teamwork. Paired activities and presentations by participants with structured feedback.
Assessment will entail the production of varied texts and/or items in other media, contributing to an overarching, programme-level portfolio assessment, employing the concept of the ‘patchwork text’.
Each unit will have required items and types of texts to be produced at stated times within the framework of the unit and others will stretch across the entire Certificate permitting learners to demonstrate how they are connecting key concepts and synthesising the material. This provides a more appropriate assessment for the development of understanding and skills in a course where reflection on progress parallels a critical approach to theory.
Formative assessment includes reflective writing.
This unit:
Formative assessment: writing and critiquing assessments with reference to theory; researching and presenting evaluation methods; feedback from peers and tutor.
Summative assessment: written assignment(s) totalling 3,000 words (or equivalent). This totals 100% of final grade for the module.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. MEEDM0041).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
