The activity of assessing students and giving them feedback also informs staff about how the teaching has gone and indicates where modifications may need to be made in the future – short or medium term. 

Good practice would be to make early, mid-module or ongoing evaluations of student learning and progress so that adjustment can be made that affect the current cohort.

Ways to do this:

• Minute papers
• Mid-term module review
• Staged assessments
• Practice sessions of skills taught
• PRS tests at the beginning of lectures on previous week’s session or during a current session
• Online discussion forums
• Students requesting feedback on particular parts of an assignment