Assessing and Evaluating for Learning/Learning Outcomes

At the successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

1. define and discuss assessment terminology and critically review own existing assessment and evaluation practices against current theories, principles and practices and demonstrate how these understandings inform practices;
2. recognise, analyse and design a range of assessment tools and tasks which are valid, reliable, fair, useable and integrated, to support learning and be inclusive of student needs;
3. explore and consider a range of culturally diverse assessments which includes alternative ways of assessing and supports the transfer of knowledge from one culture to another;
4. construct and justify clear and specific assessment/marking criteria to support student learning;
5. explore pre and post assessment moderation to provide a base from which to critique the role and impact of assessment and evaluation on student learning;
6. demonstrate understanding and critically examine assessment policy and practices considering their appropriateness for meeting student needs;
7. critique a variety of feedback models/processes and then provide clear, constructive feedback to support and advance student learning.