Dr Matteo Madotto, Lecturer in Economics, University of Sussex Business School.[1] Introduction When designing multiple-choice quizzes (MCQs), an important decision to make is whether or not to apply negative marking to incorrect answers. The main rationale for penalizing wrong answers…
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Assessment in a world of Generative AI: What might we lose?
Introduction For the most part, assessment in higher education is viewed in the negative as opposed to the positive. It is something to be endured, worked through, marked and managed. Assessment causes significant anxiety and stress for students and staff…
Tagged with: Artificial intelligence (AI), Assessment and Feedback, authentic assessment, Cohesive and connected
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Encouraging attendance and engagement through portfolio assessment
Lynne Murphy is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Sussex. Her research and teaching concerns lexicology, lexical semantics, and pragmatics, and transatlantic Englishes. Twice a National Endowment for the Humanities Public Scholar, she is currently writing a book about small…
Tagged with: Arts and humanities, Assessment and Feedback, belonging, Inclusive and student-centred, Media, Teaching and student engagement
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Developing a feedback policy for Life Science
Dr Joanna Richardson, Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry, explains how the School of Life Sciences developed and implemented its feedback policy. What we did: Over the summer of 2021 I led a working group in the Life Sciences tasked with developing…
Tagged with: Assessment and Feedback, Cohesive and connected, curriculum design, Sciences
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Closing the ‘feedback gap’ for international postgraduate students: An embedded writing approach
Dr. Brown embarked on his teaching journey in the realm of outdoor education during the 1980s before transitioning to teach Geography at the secondary school level. In 2004, he transitioned from the classroom to become an Educational Advisor for Learning…
Tagged with: Assessment and Feedback, Cohesive and connected, curriculum design, inclusivity
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Strategies for making quantitative assessments more AI resilient
In this case study, Dr Myrna Hennequin, Lecturer in Economics, shares her strategies for making online quantitative assessments more AI resilient. What I did I redesigned the online assessments for the module Quantitative Methods for Business and Economics: Maths (QMBE…
Tagged with: Artificial intelligence (AI), Assessment and Feedback, Inclusive and student-centred
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Using Vevox in the classroom
In this case study, Seun Osituyo, Deputy Director of Student Experience and Director of MSc Accounting and Finance at USBS, explains how she uses Vevox to increase student engagement. What I did One of the tools I have used to…
Tagged with: Assessment and Feedback, Inclusive and student-centred, Teaching and student engagement
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Developing authentic assessment for learning
Dr Verona Ní Drisceoil, Reader in Legal Education at the University of Sussex Law School, explains how she developed a new Case Briefing Assessment for her Year 1 core law module to promote inclusivity and foster transferable skills. What I…
Tagged with: Applied and relevant, Assessment and Feedback, authentic assessment, Social Sciences
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Introducing optionality in assessment modes
In this case study, Dr Jo Wilson, Senior Lecturer in Commercial Law, talks about how she introduced optionality in assessment modes in her final year module, Advanced Contract Law in Practice, to create more inclusive and accessible assessment practices. What I…
“It equals the playing field” : Student reflections on introducing optionality as an accessible and inclusive assessment practice
Dr Jo Wilson Introduction Optionality in assessment has recently come under the spotlight, with the QAA highlighting the need for Higher Education to develop more inclusive, accessible, and flexible assessment choices. In response to this, the University of Manchester recently…
Tagged with: Assessment and Feedback, Employability, Flexible assessment, Inclusive and student-centred, inclusivity, Teaching and student engagement
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