1. Assessment & Feedback: Policy and practice
Alison Dean
Judy Cohen

2. Assessment & Feedback Policy
What is the policy?
The University of Kent Assessment and Feedback Policy will ‘operate equitable, valid and reliable processes of assessment, which enables every student to demonstrate the extent to which they have achieved the intended learning outcomes [ILOs ] for the credit or qualification being sought.’
What?
Compliance or improvement….?
Details available at
Partner Forum

3. Assessment & Feedback Policy
Policy statement
Principles
Considerations
Enhancement
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4. Assessment & Feedback Policy: Principles
Equality
Transparency
Consistency
Sustainability
Ethical Behaviour
Employability
Assurance of Quality & Standards
Partnership Forum 9/3/2017

5. Assessment & Feedback Policy: Considerations
Assessment design
Constructively aligned
Inclusive assessment
Learning outcomes at the right level, and at one level
Consider appropriateness of assessment in context
Assessment volume, timing, method
Look at LOs, bunching, tasks, over/under assessing
Partnership Forum 9/3/2017

6. Assessment & Feedback Policy: Considerations
Marking and moderation
Categorical? transparency, clarity, calibration,
Feedback
Timeliness, quality
Administration
Processes, security, fairness, * quality and standards*
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7. Assessment & Feedback Policy: Enhancement
Internal enhancement processes around
Annual review of assessment for quality consistency and reliability
Ensuring staff involved in assessment understand requirements and processes
Teaching staff?
Ways of developing programme assessment….
Partnership Forum 9/3/2017

8. Assessment & Feedback Policy: Practice
Developing and managing academic integrity
Assessment design to deter plagiarism
Engaging students with assessment criteria
Writing development through formative assessment
Academic Integrity site:
Referencing guides:
Partnership Forum 9/3/2017

9. Assessment & Feedback Policy: Enhancement
Addressing the “volume/timing/method” issues around assessment: the Social Sciences EQUIP toolkit
But … Feedback – Quality/Relevance & Timeliness
Quality/Relevance:
Relating feedback better to marking criteria (themselves better explained)
Giving feedback focused on what students have asked about
Focusing feedback on improving in future assessments
Timeliness:
Providing students with timeliness performance metrics
Letting students know if the advertised turnaround can’t be met
Partnership Forum 9/3/2017

10. Useful links Assessment planning: Basic assessment design
Assessment guide and checklist
Assessment Skills list: Assessment-Skills.pdf
Skills and support tools for students:
Assignment survival kit:
Productivity tools:
Partner Forum

11. Useful links Marking & moderation: Student facing poster
Annex 6 (credit framework regs): with flowchart
Checklist for moderators: contact your liaison School
Examinations:
Exam feedback policy:
ICTs: and checklist
Partner Forum