Introducing Assessment Practice University of Cambridge

Overview

The Introducing Assessment Practice course from the University of Cambridge covers the key stages in the assessment cycle, including: Uses, purposes and types of assessment, Designing and developing qualifications, Creating assessment materials – including learning outcomes, assessment objectives, mark schemes and assessment grids, Standardisation, marking and moderation, Setting and maintaining standards, and the three ‘R’s – Roles, responsibilities and regulators. You don't need any knowledge or experience to participate and the course is designed so you can follow it at a time and place which is convenient to you.

Throughout this you'll: 

• Explore the uses, purposes and types of assessment and consider the principles of quality assessment

• Build an understanding of the key stages in designing and developing a qualification

• Learn how the assessment material creation process works, including learning outcomes, assessment objectives, mark schemes and assessment grids 

• Understand the importance of standardisation and moderation of marking

• Discover tools to evaluate the quality of existing or planned assessments

• Practice the skills needed to describe and evaluate issues with the development of a qualification and the associated assessment materials and processes 

• Scrutinise assessment materials from a variety of contexts

• Have anytime access to our virtual learning environment to learn flexibly in your own time.

• Connect and learn with other practitioners as you discuss key issues in assessment practice as you work through course action points.