Tag: assessment
In June, I attended the Assessment in Higher Education International Conference #AssessmentConf23. It was a jam-packed two-day programme of speakers, combining traditional keynote and research presentations with masterclasses, mini-keynotes and ...
September 27, 2023 -
In 2019, I became the unit director in Economic Principles, a compulsory unit for first year undergraduate students in Accounting and Finance. Even though students are highly-skilled and the entry ...
July 26, 2023 -
Where do students go to learn about ChatGPT? TikTok has the answers. Its search functionality and algorithms drive traffic where traffic wants to go, into the depths of user-driven interest ...
March 23, 2023 -
Implementing the Patchwork Text Many of our programmes in the university use written assignments for summative assessments, and students are required to demonstrate reflective learning and critical engagement within their ...
February 6, 2023 -
As BILT associates, we’ve spent the last year or so thinking about how we can help students with a diverse range of needs transition into university life. While others in ...
January 31, 2023 -
We held a one day student hackathon with 16 students from across a range of faculties and courses focusing on assessment. Seven themes emerged. ...
December 7, 2022 -
Domi Duff Hi everyone! My name is Domi and I’m the new student fellow focusing on the ‘Active and Authentic Teaching, Learning, and Assessment’ theme at BILT. I’m in the ...
October 24, 2022 -
As we look forward to our next student hackathon we have taken the opportunity to pause and reflect the outcomes of July's event. During the hackathon, students reflected on their ...
October 5, 2022 -
One of the areas which students often discuss is ‘assessment load’ (and, to be fair, staff often share the same perspective). Tomas and Jessop (2019) suggest four principle areas which ...
September 21, 2022 -
Dr Sarah Jones, Lecturer in Modern British History, Director of Examinations (History) Dr John Reeks, Senior Lecturer in Early Modern History, Co-Director of Teaching (History) Background and Context A recent ...
September 5, 2022 -
BILT's Joe Gould has created this infographic on recommendations provided by Pitt and Quinlan in their paper on 'Impacts of Higher Education and Feedback Policy and Practice on Students: A ...
August 17, 2022 -
In secondary schools in England at the moment, students are preparing for public examinations which may represent the final assessment adaptations to Covid-19. Undergraduates who have studied in the UK ...
April 6, 2022 -
As a secondary school teacher, and now also working as part of the University of Bristol’s BILT team, I’ve spent a fair amount of time reflecting on different experiences of ...
March 21, 2022 -
Traditionally the core role of assessment is to measure students’ learning for the purposes of quality assurance. ‘What and how students learn depends to a major extent on how they ...
September 7, 2021 -
This blog touches on the move away from examination-based assessments to longer ‘timed’ essays and replicas that it has become necessary to move to this year, and its implications on ...
July 29, 2021 -
This blog builds on BILT’s previous podcast on Preparing students for assessment and the work of my co-Student Fellows, Rhona and Sama, on decolonisation of the curriculum. Last week I ...
July 7, 2021 -
Details the Creative Futures open unit which explores futures studies from radically different perspectives: how designers and leaders create visions for the future and how these visions help shape more ...
June 21, 2021 -
We are delighted to invite you to the annual BILT conference! This year's BILT conference will explore how different connections have been established and nurtured, both in-person and online, and ...
June 10, 2021 -
This case study shares an approach to 'authentic' learning using an example from a unit I direct for first-year Innovation students at the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (the Centre). ...
June 9, 2021 -
TESTA (transforming the experience of students through assessment) aims to improve the quality of student learning through addressing programme-level assessment. ...
March 24, 2021 -
BILT Student Fellow, discussing his experience of alternative (non-exam) assessments and the lessons that can be learned from this. ...
July 16, 2020 -
This might not seem like a time of opportunity. Everything is cancelled or postponed, and it seems like our worlds are shrinking (both metaphorically, and physically - something I’m acutely ...
March 19, 2020 -
Last week I attended an ‘Emergency First Aid at Work’ training course. I had minor concerns about whether I would be able to use the defibrillator correctly (nailed it) and ...
January 24, 2020 -
We've researched the best ways to engage your class with assessment, reduce (or maintain) your workload and ensure 'deep' learning takes place when assessing in large groups. ...
October 14, 2019 -