University assessment and quality assurance

Insight on strategies to improve university assessment for students and educators. Here, academics offer guidance on assessment design, covering formative, summative and diagnostic approaches, authentic assessment and how to give useful feedback. You will also find advice on exam preparation, ungrading, managing GenAI, preventing cheating and upholding academic integrity. 

By Eliza.Compton, 28 March, 2025

Beyond exam panic: rethinking the purpose of assessments

College student hiding face under book, exam stress
If students frame assessments in terms of stress, not learning, this raises the question: are universities evaluating students’ growth or simply their ability to perform under pressure?
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 19 March, 2025

When essay feedback does more harm than good

Diamond held in tweezers
Tired of asking for more scope, depth and flow with no improvement in students’ writing? Maybe the problem is not the students but your feedback
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4minutes
By Laura.Duckett, 12 March, 2025

Canva and ChatGPT for feedback and academic support

A teacher designing an infographic on her laptop
Don’t bore your students with lengthy, written feedback. Here are ways to make it more visually appealing and how to use custom GPTs to offer extra academic support
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 10 March, 2025

Assessment or measurement?

Measurement concept illustration
Authentic assessments and measurements serve distinct purposes in understanding student success in higher education. Here’s why equating the two can undermine the depth and quality of student learning
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4minutes
University assessment and quality assurance