Overview
This unit will enhance your understanding of current assessment practices drawing on relevant policies and theories. You will consider the crucial role that assessment has on student learning and student engagement. You will reflect upon your own assessment practices and evaluate their efficiency and effectiveness based on scholarly review. You will examine the suitability of a range of assessment strategies across a variety of learning environments.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisite: OLTC 20003 Nature of Learning and Teaching or OLTC20005 Adult Learning in Practice
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 3 - 2017
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a pass/fail (non-graded) unit. To pass the unit, you must pass all of the individual assessment tasks shown in the table above.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Unit Evaluation
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- Evaluate assessment design based on relevant theories, policies and practices
- Develop authentic assessment tasks appropriate to the learning environment
- Design assessment tasks that are informed by scholarship and policy
- Reflect on the influence that assessment and feedback have on student learning.
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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
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| 1 - Written Assessment - 0% | ||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 0% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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| 1 - Knowledge | ||||
| 2 - Communication | ||||
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | ||||
| 4 - Research | ||||
| 5 - Self-management | ||||
| 6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | ||||
| 7 - Leadership | ||||
| 8 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 0% | ||||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 0% | ||||||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing styles below:
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
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Assessment 1: Assessment Strategy Evaluation Due: Week 4 Friday (1 Dec Aug 2017) 11:45 pm AEST
Assessment 1: Assessment Strategy Evaluation Due: Week 4 Friday (1 Dec 2017) 11:45 pm AEST
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Assessment 2: Assessment Strategy Design Due: Week 6 Friday (22 Dec 2017) 11:45 pm AEST
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Assessment 2: Assessment Strategy Design Due: Week 7 Friday (5 Jan 2018) 11:45 pm AEST
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1 Written Assessment
Task Summary (What is it I am going to do?)
You will write an evaluation of the assessment strategy employed in a unit of your choosing.
Relevance (Why am I doing this? How is it relevant to my career/discipline/learning?)
Assessment in tertiary education can be complex with many competing demands. This assessment task will develop your skills and knowledge through the real-world evaluation of the fitness-for-purpose of an assessment strategy. Something that you will be required to do as a tertiary educator.
Related Content: the themes of Broader Overview, Smarter, Assessment Types
Instructions (How do I do it?)
1. The format of this assessment is MS Word and there are no word limits.
2. Select a unit that you currently teach.
3. Describe the typical student cohort in your unit.
4. Map and evaluate the appropriateness of the assessment for the unit’s learning outcomes.
5. Reflect on the assessment strategy in relation to current assessment practices using the content in the Moodle site as a guide.
6. Identify any constraints that contribute to your assessment design (e.g. external accrediting bodies).
7. Make some initial recommendations for improvement based on your evaluation
8. Complete the marking criteria self-marking your assessment against the criteria
9. Submit your completed marking criteria and the assessment online using the Assessment 1 submission link in Moodle.
Week 4 Friday (1 Dec 2017) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 5 Friday (15 Dec 2017)
Assessment Criteria (How will my work be evaluated?)
The assessment task is marked according to how well you have met the specific requirements and in accordance with the assessment criteria outlined below.
Communication – The report is persuasive and compelling. Clarity of purpose and coherence of expression (spelling, grammar, syntax); appropriate written conventions used.
Mapping – The report maps and critically evaluates appropriateness of assessment against the Learning Outcomes.
Scholarship – critical evaluation of the current practice is supported by the integration of knowledge/research of assessment principles and practices
Recommendations - are appropriate and supported by the integration of knowledge/research of assessment principles and practices.
- Evaluate assessment design based on relevant theories, policies and practices
- Reflect on the influence that assessment and feedback have on student learning.
- Knowledge
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Research
- Self-management
2 Written Assessment
Task Summary (What is it I am going to do?)
You will design an authentic assessment strategy based on assessment practices in tertiary education and your discipline which facilitates and encourages student learning.
Relevance (Why am I doing this? How is it relevant to my career/discipline/learning?)
Assessment in tertiary education can be complex with many competing demands. This assessment task will develop your skills and knowledge through the real-world design of an assessment strategy that is fit-for purpose and facilitates and encourages student learning. Something that you will be required to do as a tertiary educator.
Related Content: the themes of Smarter, Crafting, Marking and Feedback.
Instructions (How do I do it?)
- The format of this assessment is MS Word and there are no word limits.
- Use the Unit you selected for Assessment 1.
- Design an assessment strategy that include the recommendations you made in Assessment 1. For each assessment item in the strategy you will need to include:
- Task description.
- Marking criteria.
- Moderation strategy.
- Feedback strategy.
- Weighting and due date.
- Rationale for its inclusion in the overall assessment strategy.
- How this item aligns with the learning outcomes.
- Include a discussion of how this assessment strategy is smarter than the previous strategy.
- Provide evidence that strategy has been peer reviewed by others in the discipline team and/or class group.
- Complete the marking criteria self-marking your assessment against the criteria.
- Submit your completed marking criteria and the assessment online using the Assessment 1 submission link in Moodle.
Week 6 Friday (22 Dec 2017) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 7 Friday (5 Jan 2018)
Assessment Criteria Assessment Criteria (How will my work be evaluated?)
The assessment task is marked according to how well you have met the specific requirements and in accordance with the assessment criteria outlined below.
Communication and presentation – The submission is persuasive and compelling. Clarity of purpose and coherence of expression is evident; appropriate conventions for the submission type have been used.
Scholarship – critical evaluation of the current practice and appropriate recommendations supported by the integration of knowledge/research of assessment principles and practices.
Creativity - Assessment tasks are authentic and informed by the scholarship of learning and teaching and current developments relating to assessment practices.
Peer evaluation was utilised to enhance the design and development of assessment for the chosen unit.
- Develop authentic assessment tasks appropriate to the learning environment
- Design assessment tasks that are informed by scholarship and policy
- Reflect on the influence that assessment and feedback have on student learning.
- Knowledge
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Research
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
