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Assessment Methods

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What assessment methods do we use?

Many different types of assessment methods could be used in higher education. For each subject or programme, teachers are encouraged to design an assessment plan that employs a variety of assessment activities at different times throughout the semester. The assessment methods chosen should be aligned to both the learning outcomes and the learning activities of the subject or programme.
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What do we use assessment for?

Serving a formative assessment purpose:
Assessments that provide information about a student’s strengths and weaknesses, such that it becomes an ongoing part of the whole teaching and learning process.

Serving a summative purpose:
Assessments that provide information about a student’s knowledge and evaluate how much the student has learned after the course.

Click/Tap here for a comparison between formative and summative assessments

eAssessment

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Guide for planning and designing eAssessment

This Guide for planning and designing eAssessment is written to assist teachers and programme leaders in designing an assessment strategy which is fit for purpose and avoids the use of large-hall invigilated assessments.

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eAssessment Infographic Guide to Assessing Students in Asynchronous and Synchronous Modes

The Infographic summarises resources for both synchronous and asynchronous eAssessment approaches, referencing the SAMR model. Please click here for access to all the linked artefacts.

Contact

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Dr Dawn Lo, dawn-fy.lo@polyu.edu.hk,  2766 5575

Leo Chon, leo-wy.chon@polyu.edu.hk, 3400 2372

Roy Kam, roy.kam@polyu.edu.hk,  2766 4408

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