Assessment advice

Core principles of effective assessment
This site explains, in plain language, the central principles behind effective assessment. It is highly recommended if you are new to assessing in higher education or wish to revisit the principles of good practice in this area.

The basics of assessment
Advice on designing assessment and giving feedback to facilitate high quality student learning outcomes.

Assessing international students
Advice on managing issues particular to assessing students from a range of educational and cultural backgrounds. This site includes a link to advice for international students on assessment in Australian universities.

Assessing group work
Comprehensive advice on designing and managing group work to maximise student learning and on assessing group work fairly.

More on assessing group work
Short and to the point, this link provides a clear outline of the major issues to consider in assessing group work

On-line assessment
A practical discussion of the issues related to using online assessment tools. This site contains checklists to use in designing and monitoring the use of online assessment.

Assessing large classes
Advice for those assessing large numbers of students including how to avoid assessment that encourages shallow learning, assessing a diverse range of students equitable and providing high quality feedback.