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Quality Assessment Design (EDUC90938)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
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Overview
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This subject examines assessment of competency in a range of educational settings from Early Childhood to Tertiary. Various approaches to the collection of assessment data are examined including tests, observation, portfolios and the development and application of rubrics. Assessment design and management processes are discussed and critiqued with respect to validity and reliability perspectives, along with the influence of key policies and central debates in this field.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- Design objective and judgement-based assessments which prioritise reliability and validity considerations
- Appraise the impact of design processes on the quality of assessments
- Critique assessment quality management approaches and frameworks used within a range of educational settings from a validity and reliability perspective
- Critique the key policies relating to quality assessment and the central debates in this field
Generic skills
- Critical thinking and reasoning Problem solving Communication Evidence based decision making
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Assessment
Additional details
- Design task (1250 word equivalent), early semester, (25%)
- Report (3750 words), end of teaching period, (75%)
Hurdle requirements:
Minimum 80% attendance at all tutorials, seminars and workshops.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- February
Principal coordinator Pam Robertson Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 18 February 2019 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period, students should review materials on the LMS Teaching period 23 February 2019 to 23 March 2019 Last self-enrol date 19 February 2019 Census date 8 March 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 12 April 2019 Assessment period ends 11 May 2019 February contact information
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Griffin, P. (Ed.) (2014). Assessment for teaching. Port Melbourne, Vic: Cambridge University Press.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 10 February 2024