"Teaching is about creating those moments where the world suddenly makes a little bit more sense."
Dr Ben Hanson, Department of Mechanical Engineering
ASSESSMENT MENU
QUICK LINKS
- Assessment and feedback:
Moodle resources
- UCL Assessment Strategy
- Assessment service standards
- UCL academic manual
- Assessment methodologies: UCL working group report
- E-assessment tools:
UCL computer-aided assessment software - UCL e-assessment blog:
Updates on using technology to enhance teaching - Effective assessment in a digital age: Guide to technology-enhanced assessment and feedback (external link)
Assessment and feedback
In response to findings in the National Student Survey, UCL is taking action to improve assessment and feedback in order to meet the learning needs of students and the expectations of professional bodies and employers.
Assessment methods
Unseen written examinations are widespread at UCL, but writing under pressure for a limited time does not enable students to show the depth and breadth of their learning and may disadvantage international students for whom English is not the first language.
- Learn more about diversifying your assessment techniques
- Visit the Assessment and Feedback Moodle pages
Feedback
Service standards have been set for feedback, which all staff must meet. You can read more about feedback strategies at UCL on this website; for advice on and examples of effective feedback techniques visit the Assessment and Feedback Moodle pages.
Resources
- Advice and examples of best practice in assessment and feedback are available on the Moodle Assessment and Feedback website
- E-assessment software is available to create online exams, quizzes and surveys which can be automatically marked and the scores returned with feedback directly to the students
- Staff training and support in assessment is available, and workshops tailored to the needs of your department can be arranged through CALT (Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning)
- View presentations from 'Innovations in assessment: the student learning experience', a CALT-organised event held in February 2012
Regulations
Staff must comply with UCL's regulations governing oral, written and e-assessments. The regulations exist in order to ensure that students’ knowledge, skills and abilities are tested through a wide range of assessment methods.
Contact
To find out more about assessment and feedback, contact one of the CALT schools-facing teaching fellows for your school. Find out who they are here.
Page last modified on 09 oct 12 10:34
Tell us about the inspiring teaching and learning taking place in your department: email ele.cooper@ucl.ac.uk or call 020 7679 5992 (internal extension 45992).
