University assessment and quality assurance

Strategies to improve university assessment for students and educators. Here, academics offer guidance on assessment design, covering formative, summative and diagnostic approaches, authentic assessment and how to give useful feedback. You will also find advice on exam preparation, ungrading, managing GenAI, preventing cheating and upholding academic integrity.

By Eliza.Compton, 27 June, 2023

Is critical thinking the answer to generative AI?

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Designing assessment that tests critical thinking has value and practicality, so the challenge is figuring out questions that flummox the AI without creating wildly difficult problems for students, write Luke Zaphir and Jason M. Lodge
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 10 June, 2023

How can we measure interdisciplinary learning?

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A benchmark of success for interdisciplinary learning is graduates who have the flexibility to examine their areas of interest and develop attributes that deliver practical value to future employers
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4minutes
By Miranda Prynne, 8 June, 2023

Ranking and accreditation to improve, not to impress

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Institutions should participate in league tables and accreditation schemes to improve their practices and performance, not simply to boost their reputations, writes Andreas Kaplan
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3minutes
By Miranda Prynne, 25 May, 2023

An evaluation of ChatGPT in action

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When set a task, how does ChatGPT really perform and what does this tell educators about how to craft their questions and assignments to avoid students relying entirely on this AI tool to generate answers?
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4minutes
University assessment and quality assurance