Transcript General Introduction

College Assessment Board
Dr Kim Wolff: Chair CAB
College Assessment Board
(CAB)
•Strategic College Wide Body
•Responsible for:
• Academic standards related to assessment
• Policy and guidelines related to assessment
• Governance with regard to regulations
• External examiner scheme
2
Governance structure
CEC
CAB
ASP (Chair School Boards)
College Exam
Office
QAA office
School Board
External Examiner
Programme Board
School Professional services
3
Response to Institutional
Audit
•Review External Examiner Scheme
•Review of assessment criteria (2% rule)
•Review governance of assessment
across Schools
•Maintenance academic standards
4
Ongoing Strategic Issues
•
Degree Classification
•
•
Translation Schemes
•
•
5
Assessment for those who complete some of degree overseas
Use of Assessment Criteria
•
•
Consideration of discretion and 2% rule
Consideration of College marking scheme 100% Vs grade
system (A, B, C etc)
Reassessment (how many do we need and what format)
Key Role: Assessment Load
•Choice assessment for 15, 30, 45 credit
modules
•Assessment Type (formative Vs summative)
•Assessment Style (essay, exam, MCQ, poster
presentation)
• Do assessments enable students to achieve
learning outcomes
• Do assessments overload staff unnecessarily?
• Can we spend more time with students (giving
feedback)
6
Key Anxieties
•Plagiarism & related forms of cheating
•Computer generated MCQs
•Essay banks
•Appeals, student complaints
7
Key innovations
•E-assessment
•Self-assessment
•Peer assessment
8
Thank you
•Any Questions?
9