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Hi Wayne--I think for our purposes there are four types of summative assessments: 1. Ad hoc exams 2. Standing exam programs 3. Assignments 4. RPL

Types 3 and 4 are essentially as we have them already in the chart. I would add to the "considerations" column for each of them, though, that care needs to be taken to write a transparent rating rubric. I would not want to see something as loose as "just write a paper and our faculty will grade it according to whatever individual standards they have"--the criteria on which the assignment is rated need to be clearly and transparently stated. Same goes for other forms of RPL.

Back to 1 and 2: echoing Marc's comment about proctoring, I'm assuming any exam would have to be proctored, whether on-line or face-to-face. The major distinction between 1 and 2 is that in ad hoc exams, the exams are typically written by faculty just for the one specific purpose, and it's important to ensure that the learning outcomes of the ad hoc exam are clearly stated. The issue for exams in standing exam programs is that the learning outcomes (which typically are pretty clearly stated) will need to be aligned with the outcomes of the course, since the type 2 exams aren't always written with the particular course exactly in mind.

Regarding face-to-face proctoring and testing centers, I think that's an overarching issue that can certainly be discussed, but isn't necessarily specific to any one type of exam.

Hope that helps, Mika

Mikahoffman (talk)05:25, 6 November 2014