Rethinking Assessment – Alternative assessments to end of term exams

Rethinking Assessment - Alternative assessments to end of term exams

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Centre for Transformative Learning, University of Limerick

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Teaching & Learning

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Assessment and Feedback, Digital Learning

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Rethinking Assessment – An overview of alternative assessments to end of term exams

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An overview of alternative assessments which can be managed via email or, in a more structured and coherent way, using the online tools available on Sulis/Moodle and Turnitin. Reflecting on your current practice while reviewing this resource can support enhancement in alternative assessments.

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Centre for Transformative Learning, and University of Limerick (2021). Rethinking assessment – alternative assessments to end of term exams. National Resource Hub (Ireland). Retrieved from: https://hub.teachingandlearning.ie/resource/rethinking-assessment-alternative-assessments-to-end-of-term-exams/ License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC).

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