EDUC09010 2022 Assessment and Feedback to Support Student Learning
This module provides the learner with an opportunity to explore the nature of Assessment and Feedback within the Higher Education environment. Participants will review and critically examine a conceptual framework within which to explore new, research-informed assessment strategies and to consider and improve strategies for giving feedback to students. Students have the unique opportunity to complete the Universal Design for Learning Digital Badge which is embedded in the content and assessment components of this module. Micro-credentials, or digital badges, offer students recognition for contributions made during their studies. IT Sligo facilitates this digital badge and students that undertake the module will be issued with the digital badge from the National Forum for Enhancement in Teaching & Learning (NFETL). Students earn the digital badge through engagement with online learning resources, undertaking of a reflective exercise on their current practice, utilising Peer Triads for engagement which involves organising participants into small groups (known as triads) to work on activities relating to the course materials as well as a development of a case study outlining how UDL was implemented in their own teaching & learning practice.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this module the learner will/should be able to;
Evaluate the role of assessment and feedback within the teaching, learning and assessment process and identify current challenges to effective assessment and feedback.
Critically engage with the theories of teaching, learning and assessment and critique their current assessment and feedback processes in light of these theories.
Evaluate assessment, feedback and feed-forward in relation to their own modules/ practice to result in enhanced student learning.
Demonstrate understanding through the design,implementation and evaluation of appropriate assessment and feedback strategies, promoting learner engagement including self-evaluation.
Appraise and justify a choice of digital technologies to enhance formative assessment and feed forward within their module.
Teaching and Learning Strategies
This module will be taught through both face to face interactive sessions and the online classroom. It will be supported through the Institute's VLE. Students will be required to engage in online fora and discussion groups.
Module Assessment Strategies
This module will be assessed through an e-portfolio and will comprise of two separate assessment points within the portfolio. Students must pass both components of assessment.
Task 1: Critique and re-design of the assessment and feedback strategy being used on one module which they teach. This will include a critical evaluation of current practice, rationale for change, description of implementation of change and evaluation of effectiveness of change to include student feedback (70%)
Task 2: Select one digital tool to improve feedback/feed-forward. Use this tool with students. Evaluate use of tool to include evidence of student reflections on the use of same (30%)
Repeat Assessments
Re-submission of the Portfolio and/or evaluation of a digital tool.
Repeat requirements will be discussed and documented at the Progression and award Boards.
Indicative Syllabus
LO1) Evaluate the role of Assessment and Feedback within the Teaching, Learning and Assessment process
Students will consider the role of assessment and feedback in programme design and the influence upon student learning. Students will reflect on their own experiences of assessment and feedback including challenges, difficulties, opportunities and requirements. They will experience assessment approaches ('of', 'for' and 'as' learning) in classroom and online contexts. Students will explore the concept of reasonable accommodation and its importance in understanding assessment techniques as they relate to people with special needs, including people with physical, sensory disabilities, specific and non specific learning difficulties.
LO2) Critically engage theories of Assessment and Feedback & critique your current assessment and feedback processes in light of these theories
Students will explore and evaluate key theories including but not limited to: Biggs Model of Constructive Alignment in Curriculum Design; Assessment of, for and as learning (National Forum); Formative and Summative Assessment.
LO3) Evaluate assessment, feedback and feed forward in relation to their own modules to result in enhanced student learning
The student will be able to critique the key assessment and feedback issues in their own disciplinary context. They will explore inclusive assessment, assessment and First years; forms and methods of assessment; Blooms for assessment; classroom and online assessment strategies; Giving effective Feedback
LO4) Demonstrate understanding through the design, implementation and evaluation of appropriate assessment and feedback strategies, promoting learner engagement including peer and self evaluation
Students will evaluate contemporary assessment approaches in light of their current teaching, context and practice. They will explore various assessment strategies to include; case studies, concept mapping, essays, group assessment, multiple choice, observation, open-book assessment, peer assessment, portfolio, presentation, reflective journals, research papers. Students will also explore principles of supportive feedback, formative and summative feedback, feed forward, digital feedback, sustainable feedback, closing the feedback loop.
LO5) Appraise and justify a choice of digital technologies and enhance formative assessment and feed forward with their module
Equip students with the skills to evaluate and develop appropriate online assessment and feedback strategies appropriate to their context and practice. Student will gain experience using digital tools such as Turnitin, Moodle, Digital portfolio. Universal design for learning will be explored and embedded within the programme to equip participants with the knowledge and understanding to ensure student-centered learning to cater for diverse student needs.
Coursework & Assessment Breakdown
Coursework Assessment
Title | Type | Form | Percent | Week | Learning Outcomes Assessed | |
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1 | E-Portfolio | Coursework Assessment | Assignment | 30 % | End of Semester | 3,5 |
2 | E-Portfolio | Project | Individual Project | 70 % | End of Semester | 1,2,4 |
Part Time Mode Workload
Type | Location | Description | Hours | Frequency | Avg Workload |
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Workshop / Seminar | Flat Classroom | Seminar | 8 | Twice Per Semester | 1.07 |
Online Learning Mode Workload
Type | Location | Description | Hours | Frequency | Avg Workload |
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Online Lecture | Not Specified | Synchronous Delivery | 1.5 | Weekly | 1.50 |
Asynchronous online learning activity | Not Specified | ASOL | 1.5 | Weekly | 1.50 |
Required & Recommended Book List
2007-10-01 Developing Effective Assessment in Higher Education: A Practical Guide Open University Press
ISBN 0335221084 ISBN-13 9780335221080
This book provides comprehensive practical guidance on managing and improving assessment within higher education. It tackles all stages in the assessment cycle including assessment design, preparing students for assessment, marking, providing feedback and quality assurance. It also provides a concise introduction to the research literature on assessment and will stimulate and inform practice, debate, programme enhancement and practitioner research within university departments, teaching teams and courses for higher education teachers.
2006-04-14 Innovative Assessment in Higher Education Routledge
ISBN 0415356423 ISBN-13 9780415356428
Throughout higher education assessment is changing, driven by increased class size, changing curricula and the need to support students better. At the same time assessment regulations and external quality assurance demands are constraining assessment options, driven by worries about standards, reliability and plagiarism. Innovative Assessment in Higher Education explores the difficulty of changing assessment in sometimes unhelpful contexts. Topics discussed include:
- problems with traditional assessment methods
- rationales behind different kinds of innovation in assessment
- complex assessment contexts in which teachers attempt to innovate
- innovation in assessment within a range of academic settings
- theoretical and empirical support for innovations within higher education.
More than a how to do it manual, this book offers a unique mix of useful pragmatism and scholarship. A vital resource for higher education teachers and their educational advisors, it provides a fundamental analysis of the role and purpose of assessment and how change can be managed without compromising standards.
2003-07-24 Learning to Teach in Higher Education Routledge
ISBN 0415303451 ISBN-13 9780415303453
This bestselling book is a unique introduction to the practice of university teaching and its underlying theory. This new edition has been fully revised and updated in view of the extensive changes which have taken place in higher education over the last decade and includes new material on the higher education context, evaluation and staff development.
The first part of the book provides an outline of the experience of teaching and learning from the student's point of view, out of which grows a set of prinicples for effective teaching in higher education. Part two shows how these ideas can enhance educational standards, looking in particular at four key areas facing every teacher in higher education:
* Organising the content of undergraduate courses
* Selecting teaching methods
* Assessing student learning
* Evaluating the effectivenesss of teaching.
Case studies of exemplary teaching are used throughout to connect ideas to practice and to illustrate how to ensure better student learning. The final part of the book looks in more detail at appraisal, performance indicators, accountability and educational development and training. The book is essential reading for new and experienced lecturers, particularly those following formal programmes in university teaching, such as courses leading to ILT accreditation.
1999-02-01 Assessment Matters In Higher Education (Society for Research Into Higher Education) Open University Press
ISBN 033520242X ISBN-13 9780335202423
Assessment really does matter in higher education. Internationally, academics - and those who support them - are seeking better ways to assess students, recognizing that diverse methods are available which may solve many of the problems associated with the evaluation of learning.
Assessment Matters in Higher Education provides both theoretical perspectives and pragmatic advice on how to conduct effective assessment. It draws clearly on both relevant research and on its contributors' practical first hand experience (warts and all!). It asks, for example:
* how can assessment methods best become an integral part of learning?
* what strategies can be used to make assessment fairer, more consistent and more efficient?
* how effective are innovative approaches to assessment, and in what contexts do they prosper?
* to what extent can students become involved in their own assessment?
* how can we best assess learning in professional practice contexts?
This is an important resource for all academics and academic managers involved in assessing their students.
2014-11-27 The Lecturer's Toolkit Routledge
ISBN 9781317662945 ISBN-13 1317662946
The Lecturers Toolkit is a wide-ranging, down-to-earth, practical resource for lecturers and teachers in universities and colleges. Jargon-free and written with authority, clarity and candour, the Toolkit addresses a broad range of aspects of assessment, feedback, learning and teaching, and helps develop many facets of professional practice. Built around a central agenda of improving the quality of student learning, the Toolkit is outcomes-focused. Building on the strengths of its predecessors, this fourth edition includes strengthened emphasis on assessment and feedback, and designing large-group teaching for the digital age, when students can get easy access to a vast range of learning resource materials online. Coverage includes: how students really learn; designing assessment and feedback to enhance learning; lectures in the digital age; making small-group teaching work; resource-based learning in the digital age; looking after yourself; challenges and reflections. Fully updated and expanded, this fourth edition of the Toolkit will be an essential and flexible resource for every higher education professional.
Teaching Every Student in the Digital Age: Universal Design for Learning. ASCD
Module Resources
Hall, T., Meyer, A., and Rose, D. (2020). Universal Design for Learning in the Classroom: Practical Applications . first Edition. Guilford press.
Novak, K., Bracken, S. (2020). Transforming Higher Education through Universal Design for Learning:. first Edition. Routledge.
www.teachingandlearning.ie
www.phil-race.co.uk
https://www.ahead.ie/udl-digital-badge
https://www.gov.ie/en/policy-information/9bf5d3-inclusive-education/
https://www.teachingandlearning.ie/our-priorities/professional-development/open-access-professional-development-courses/universal-designin-
teaching-and-learning/