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Assessment and Feedback

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LTDS can support academic and professional services colleagues in developing approaches to delivering effective assessment and feedback. This section contains guidance on designing assessments, including selecting appropriate digital assessment tools, and giving effective feedback. 

Designing Assessment

Writing Assessment Criteria

Assessment criteria are crucial in establishing a clear understanding between staff and students about what is expected from assessed work.

Writing Assessment Questions

Assessment questions should allow students to demonstrate the knowledge and skills laid out in the learning outcomes for the course.

Formative Assessment

Formative assessment provides a useful way of assessing existing knowledge without affecting eventual student grades.

Peer Assessment

In peer assessment, students take responsibility for assessing their own work or the work of their peers against defined assessment criteria.

Effective Feedback

What Makes Good Feedback?

Feedback should be a dialogue rather than one-way communication, and should clearly link to the learning outcomes and encourage reflection.

Feedback on Exams

Feedback on exams may differ from the types of feedback that you are accustomed to providing.

Digital Assessment

Digital exams using Inspera

Inspera Assessment is Newcastle University's centrally-supported platform for in-person digital exams.

Assignments in Canvas and Turnitin

In Canvas either Turnitin or a Canvas Assignment can be used to create an assignment for online submission.

Video Assessments

Guidance on individual or group presentations via Zoom/Teams, video assessments and recorded presentations.

Digital Assessment Tools

There are a number of tools suitable for various types of assessments. Read our guidance covering some of the key decisions when selecting an appropriate digital assessment tool.

Take Home Exams

This page provides information and guidance related to running a 24/48 hour take home exam, including exam types, recommended approaches, and student support.

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