Overview

"Good Practice: Assessment" provides guidance to UOW academic teaching staff in implementing the requirements of the Code of Practice - Teaching & Assessment. It includes:

• core principles of effective assessment;
• specific guidance regarding a number of commonly occurring assessment issues;
• examples of good practice from across the disciplines; and
• faculty/unit processes to support good assessment practice.

For an assessment practice or tool to qualify for inclusion in this Guide, it must be judged by a sub-group of the University Education Committee as meeting all the requirements of the Code of Practice - Teaching and Assessment and all the standards of the Good Practice Assessment Guidelines.

• Background/Framework
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Good Practice Assessment Guidelines

Part A: Designing Assessment

1. General Assessment Principles
   • Purpose of Assessment
   • Effective Assessment
   • Choosing Assessment Methods
   • A Comparison of Assessment Methods
2. Designing Assessment Tasks to Minimise Plagiarism
3. Checklist: Indicators of Quality Assessment
   • At the Subject Level
   • At the Course Level
   • At the Faculty/Academic Unit level

Part B: Implementing Assessment

1. Practical Issues (Introduction)
2. Assessment Criteria
3. Providing Feedback to Students
4. Marking
5. Group Work
6. Assessing Practical Skills
7. Assessing Large Classes
8. Class Participation
9. In-session Tests
10. Online Assessment
11. Disabilities Support

Part C: Faculty/Unit Processes

1. At the Course Level
2. At the Faculty/Unit Level

Assessment Resources

• Faculty Guidelines for In-session Tests Checklist
• Good Practice Example Group Work
• Sample Subject Outline
• Sample Assignment Cover Sheet