assessment

This page considers options for reducing marking workload.

Multiple choice questions (MCQs) can be a useful time saver for academics as they are quick to mark, but they are only useful to the learners if they are planned well.  Here are some pointers for you to consider when designing and implementing multiple choice quizzes, whether on paper or in Blackboard.

Providing feedback to students can be one of the most effective ways to help them learn. How, what and when feedback is delivered is key. Poor quality feedback provided at the wrong time can do more harm than good.

A knowledge of the way students learn can help us design effective courses and help us to advise and guide our students. While the literature on this topic is vast, there are a few key pieces of experimental work that everyone who designs or changes courses should know

The characteristics of effective feedback.

Recommended techniques to use in Blackboard tests, to increase the confidence you have in the security, reliability or validity of online assessments.

In this video James Brooks walks through how he adapted his existing exam into an ‘open book’ format.

The recommended mobile app for scanning and submitting hand-drawn work is Adobe Scan. If a student’s device does not support Adobe Scan, we have suggested some alternatives they can try.

The pandemic forced us to move away from traditional examinations. This article discusses how open book exams could be a useful for assessing how your students are doing at higher levels of the Bloom’s Taxonomy.

Frequently asked questions about Blackboard and digital learning.