Priorities for actionon assessment

Northumbria’s top ten

Assessment Enhancement Group (AEG)Programme and Subject Leaders’ Conference, 19th May 2009

Programme and Subject Leaders’ Conference, 19th May 2009

Background

• Group represents cross section of schools from the University and staff expertise in areas of assessment

• Over last 5 years, many papers received and discussed

• Synthesised into statement of position and top ten priorities for assessment

– Not in any particular order

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Programme and Subject Leaders’ Conference, 19th May 2009

Northumbria’s Top Ten

1. Formative/summative assessment balance

2. Feedback3. Staff time for assessment4. Regulations, procedures and practices

affecting assessment5. Exams as a method of assessment

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Programme and Subject Leaders’ Conference, 19th May 2009

Northumbria’s Top Ten

6. Assessment (task) design7. Assessment task scheduling8. Involving students in assessment9. Technologies to enhance assessment

and feedback10.Assessment for Learning

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Group ActivityExploring Northumbria’s

top ten priorities

Benefits – challenges – examples of good practice – staff development needs

20 mins

Individual ActivityDeciding the ‘top’ priority area for action for your programme

Within your ‘top’ priority area, identify one ACTION POINT for your programme for 2009/10

15 mins

Programme and Subject Leaders’ Conference, 19th May 2009

Closing

• Conclusions...?• Sharing outputs from the day• Looking towards the future

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If you want to know more about the AEG or position paper, please contact Lynne Conniss (lynne.conniss@northumbria.ac.uk), x4832.