Assessment

"Assessment is fundamental to teaching and learning, and is a potentially powerful means of driving continuous improvement.  It is used to determine students' progression and fitness to graduate, and has a primary role as an instrument of learning and for providing feedback about the quality of curricula and teaching.  It provides students with a rich learning resource and information about their progress."

Source: A Guide to the Assessment Policies & Procedures of the University of Newcastle

Online Assessment

Principles that should guide practice in online assessment (as prepared by the Online Assessment Working Party [August, 2007] and endorsed by Academic Senate on 7 November, 2007)

Creating assessments in Blackboard

Rubric Templates for Assessment

Rubric Templates

Resources

Assessing Group Tasks

Assessing Group Work

Assessing Student Learning - tips for new staff

Australian Universities Teaching Committee

Group Work Assessment within the ICS Disciplines

Selected journal articles and online resources on Assessment