Assessment in Practice

Assessment in Practice

Creator(s) (alphabetical)

David Jennings, Paul Surgenor, Tim McMahon

Organisation(s)

University College Dublin

Discipline(s)

Teaching & Learning

Topic(s)

Assessment and Feedback

License

CC BY

Media Format

PDF

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Description

The aim of the this workbook is to provide a series of resources; contextual information, methods and approaches, to the area of assessment construction and implementation.

Benefit of this resource and how to make the best use of it

The workbook is not exhaustive, but attempts to focus on core issues and needs. The added literary and web references provide further readings and activites if so required. Key areas covered include: – The Importance Of Alignment, – Assessment Principles, – Writing Effective Exam Questions, – The Design of MCQs. Around each themed area you will find worksheets and activity lists, plus substantial references to original and core literature.

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Jennings, D., Surgenor, P., & McMahon, T. (2021). Assessment in practice. National Resource Hub (Ireland). Retrieved from: https://hub.teachingandlearning.ie/resource/assessment-in-practice/ License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY).

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