Assessment in HE Webinar 6
Reflection on progress
What have you learned?
Reflection on progress
What might you do differently in future?
What more do you want to find out about?
Reflection on the delivery
• What’s it been like to participate?
• Advantages? Disadvantages?
Review of this week’s task
‘notes’ by Chris Campbell on Flicrkr, CC licensed
What can you learn from reflecting on
assessment ?
What can you learn from reflecting on
assessment ?
• How well students have done
• Whether the task discriminated performance
sufficiently
• How much work went into marking and feedback
• How much you enjoyed seeing their work
• How students think this assignment went
• How students think this assignment fits into their
course generally
Institutional level (MMU)
Faculty
Department
Acad Period By 1
Dept 1
2012/13
Female
Male
Female
Dept 2
2012/13
Male
Female
Dept 3
2012/13
Male
Faculty 1
Female
Dept 4
2012/13
Male
Female
Dept 5
2012/13
Male
Female
Dept 6
2012/13
Male
Dept 7
Grand Total
2012/13
Female
Male
Unit Enr
Mark Avg
Mark SD
Pass
Fail
%Pass
2,546
60.3
15.4
2,075
123
81.50%
4,584
55.3
15.8
3,727
411
81.30%
3,463
59.4
12.3
3,242
139
93.60%
5,905
56.3
12.7
5,394
352
91.30%
4,105
55.3
12.6
1,980
165
48.20%
2,987
54.4
12.4
1,367
139
45.80%
2,333
60.6
11.6
2,209
66
94.70%
2,478
56
13.9
2,221
177
89.60%
2,467
56
15.9
1,366
137
55.40%
2,760
54.8
16.8
1,561
226
56.60%
1,448
60.3
10.4
1,272
56
87.80%
1,477
58.1
12.4
1,286
80
87.10%
94
68
4.9
6
0
6.40%
134
60.1
14.4
7
1
5.20%
36,781
58.2
13.8
27,713 2,072
75.30%
Institutional level (MMU)
MMU Assessment and Feedback outcomes in NSS 2008-2014
4
3.9
3.8
NSS Satisfaction
3.7
2008
3.6
2009
3.5
2010
2011
3.4
2012
3.3
2013
3.2
2014
3.1
3
Assessment and
feedback overall
5. The criteria used in
6. Assessment
marking have been
arrangements and
clear in advance.
marking have been
fair.
7. Feedback on my
work has been
prompt.
8. I have received
detailed comments
on my work.
9. Feedback on my
work has helped me
clarify things
I did not understand.
Institutional level (QUB)
NSS Assessment and feedback
4.2
4.0
3.8
3.6
3.4
3.2
3.0
The criteria used in marking Assessment arrangements and
have been clear in advance.
marking have been fair.
2010
Feedback on my work has
been prompt.
2011
2012
2013
I have received detailed
comments on my work.
2014
Feedback on my work has
helped me clarify things I did
not understand.
Institutional level (MMU)
MMU internal student
survey 2011/12
Institutional level (MMU)
MMU Most common assignment types 2013/14
25%
Frequency of assignment type
20%
level 4 - total number 1077, 65 types
level 5 - total number 1333, 71 types
15%
level 6 - total number 1606, 74 types
10%
5%
0%
Task 6
Use an assignment you’ve recently completed
yourself, or have recently been involved in
marking. Evaluate the performance of the
assignment task.