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Module : Assessment : Appendices

Assessment methods

Timed examinations
Essays and dissertations
Oral presentations
Peer marking

Timed examinations

Advantages:: Relatively easy to administer to large groups. Traditional approach. Can assess a broad range of issues from the currciulum.

Disadvantages:: Memory test, undue stress. Problems for students with writing difficulties, memory difficulties.

Accommodations applied:: Extra time, use of a separate room, use of a computer, use of a dictionary.

Further reading:: Examination arrangements available for disabled students.

Essays and dissertations

Advantages:: Not as stressful as examinations. Students can take more time and use their strengths.

Disadvantages:: Requires good essay writing skills. May require a proofreader. Plagiarism. Only assesses a specific area of the overall curriculum.

Accommodations applied:: Use of a computer with spell checker. Extra tuition on essay writing, English tuition. Compensation for spelling and grammar.

Oral presentations

Advantages:: Use of skills other than writing. Some groups of students (e.g. dyslexic) have abilities in this area.

Disadvantages:: Problems for students with speech difficulties. Problems for students who are acutely shy/ experience panic attacks or who have difficulty in oral articulation.

Accommodations applied:: Student composes presentation but doesn't speak it. Student works in a group and other is nominated to present information. Student submits video.

Further reading:: Case study : Presentations.

Peer marking

Advantages:: Can increase students' attention to task. Improves students' ability to provide themselves with internal quality control.

Disadvantages:: Students need to be aware of good practice when providing feedback. Need to be aware of the needs of dyslexic students for instance. A visually impaired student will require copies of scripts in accessible formats.

Accommodations applied:: Excellent opportunity to increase the awareness of the entire group to equality issues by referring to good practice in marking etc. Ask students to provide electronic version of script.

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