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This article contains questions you can ask yourself at the end of the course. At the end of each course, time needs to be taken to reflect on how it went and how it could be improved. Here are some of the questions that you can consider asking. Questions Resources for self-assessment Here are some resources to help you with this …
This page will help you prepare your students to work in a group setting to complete an assessment. Group assessments can be challenging, and students come with different levels of engagement towards group assessments. Laying the groundwork and supporting students throughout the process enables them to achieve the assessment outcomes and improve their employability skills. It also helps in …
This page explains the connections between Graduate Profile Outcomes (GPOs) and Learning Outcomes (LOs) in a programme. The development of a qualification or programme starts with the Graduate Profile Outcomes (GPOs). This is usually a list of knowledge, technical and affective skills which students will have achieved when they graduate [see image for an example and taken from a Programme …
Everyone uses different strategies to support teaching and learning. Here are some useful approaches you can use in your classes – you might already use some, but see what others are doing too. The following strategies are a mixture of online and face-to-face teaching. What is important is that the students are not losing out on the content of …
This page provides a few tips on how to set up group assessments in class and on Canvas. Setting up group assessments helps students learn how to work together, solve problems, and share ideas. With the right approach, you can create group tasks that support collaboration and improve the learning experience for your students and still be able to achieve the learning …
This page outlines what students can and cannot do during group assessments, how to mark them fairly, and how to maintain academic integrity. Use this as a guide when planning, managing, and marking group work. What students can and cannot do during group assessment When you are designing and writing your assessments, follow these guidelines when it comes to meeting learning outcomes for every student. Provide …
This page provides guidance on how to design assignments in a group setting. Group assessment measures individual achievement of learning outcomes within a group setting, either face-to-face or online. It can take different forms: Group assessment is different from group work. Use it only when the learning outcomes require skills like teamwork, communication, or collaborative project work. The Academic Centre …
This page is a quick guide on how to write Unit Standards assessments. When writing assessments for unit standards, you must ensure that students have the opportunity to show that they meet all parts of the standard. This includes the evidence requirements and conditions listed in the standard. Assessments must be clear, fair, and match the language level of your learners. What Makes …
This Canvas Knowledge Base article is a helpful step by step guide on how to write an assessment. Step 1: Start with the learning outcomes Think about what you want students to know and be able to do by the end of the course or topic. These should guide everything else. Example: Learning outcome: “Apply basic …
This page provides an insight of how assessments should be written and the practices at MIT. Why assessment matters Assessment plays a key role in course and programme design. Students often focus on assessments first. What you assess tells students what really matters in your course. Assessment drives how and what they learn. When you design assessment …
This Canvas Knowledge Base article is a helpful guide on how to extract student marks, rubrics and comments from Canvas for moderation for an individual student.
This Canvas Knowledge Base article is a helpful guide on how to remove identities from an assessment for external post-moderation using Foxit. In preparation for external post moderation, you need to remove your identity and that of your students from the PDF document. You must have Foxit PDF Editor on your computer to do this task. If you do not …
This Canvas Knowledge Base article is a helpful guide on how to use the MIT Moderation Planning and Tracking Tool. The Moderation Planning and Tracking Tool (MP&TT) records planned and completed moderation activities for a programme in a calendar year. It records when internal and external pre-moderation, post-moderation and check marking was completed as well as the outcomes. The MP&TT …
This Canvas Knowledge Base article is a helpful guide on how to complete MIT’s Check Marking Report Template Why Check-marking? When should you conduct your check marking? Every second and fourth year of the moderation cycle as illustrated below. How to access and download our MIT Internal Pre-Moderation Report template How to complete MIT’s Check Marking Report …
This is a step-by-step guide on how to fill your post moderation report. Before you begin, take note of the moderation process at MIT. Have the assessment pack ready to send to the moderator as soon as possible. There are several items as the moderator you need from the assessment writer for internal post-moderation. These are: Make sure these …
