Assessment & Feedback
These pages identify best practice and are designed to assist staff in developing their assessment and feedback practices so that the student experience is enhanced (Nichol 2009). There are suggestions of how to encourage students to engage with the feedback provided, self and peer assess, and how to provide feedback to large classes. Where possible, examples of good practice from across the University are provided.
If you are aware of other examples which might usefully be included in these pages and shared with colleagues across the University please contact Dr Anne Jones at the Centre for Educational Development.
What are the principles of good assessment?
What are the types of assessment?
Help clarify good performance
Encourage 'time and effort' on challenging learning tasks
Deliver high quality feedback
Provide oppportunities to act on feedback
Create learning communities
Students and feedback
What do students think about assessment and feedback?
What can be done to engage students with the opportunities for feedback?
Policy and Practice
The University's Assessment Policy is mapped against the QAA Code of Practice for the assurance of academic standards in higher education, Section 6: Assessment of students (accessible via Queen's Online under Policies - Staff Only).
