Assessment matters
Assessment is about finding out what you have learned and pushing you to learn further. So the ways in which you approach and communicate what you have learned through both formal and informal assessment tasks are a vital part of exploring your subject. The skills you can find out about in this section are all tied to the ways in which you can learn effectively through doing assessment and succeed in this part of your University work.
Section contents
Understanding approaches to assessmentNo one arrives at university with expertise on exactly how every aspect of assessment works - what precisely is being tested, and how to succeed in a variety of assessment tasks. There is advice on a range of such areas in the resources in this section. |
Understanding assessment criteriaAssessment often seems complex, with a language and rules of its own. However, you can tackle this with the help of the resources in this topic area. |
Acting on feedbackPerhaps the most crucial way that your teachers can help with your learning is by providing feedback on the work that you do. However, this will only work if you understand how best to make effective use of feedback. Follow this up in the acting on feedback section |
Action planningIt’s crucial for doing well in university assessment that you develop skills to organise your response to other people’s comments and refine how you work in the light of feedback. We call this action planning. |
Exam techniquePreparing for exams is always one of the most intensive areas of assessment work: the exam technique area will help you prepare and perform as well as you can in the examination room |
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