University assessment and quality assurance

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 Laura.Duckett, 17 February, 2025

How can we assess interdisciplinarity?

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Effectively assessing interdisciplinarity involves encouraging students to ask the right questions and critically evaluating the quality of the knowledge created, explains Simon Scott
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5minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 5 February, 2025

Authentic assessment in postgraduate statistics courses

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Using anonymous student data for assessment tasks enhances engagement with learning, fosters practical skill development and makes business and economics concepts more memorable
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 29 January, 2025

The case for rewarding hard work in higher education

Male student concentrating at laptop
Taking a cue from copyright’s ‘sweat of the brow’, Ian Solway and Shan Wang argue that recognition of effort and resilience should not be lost in a rush to maximise learning efficiency
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4minutes
By kiera.obrien, 21 January, 2025

Three ways professional certifications can boost student outcomes

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Professional certifications not only align students’ skills with real-world industry demands but can also lead to unexpected improvements in academic outcomes. Ekaterina Ipatova shares how her students responded to this innovative mode of assessment
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4minutes
University assessment and quality assurance