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Assessment for student learning David Carless, Plenary HKU AfL conference, May 14, 2015 The University of Hong Kong

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Page 1: Assessment for student learning

Assessment for student learning

David Carless,Plenary HKU AfL conference,

May 14, 2015

The University of Hong Kong

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Overview

1. Researching teaching award winners

2. Learning-oriented assessment

3. Assessment task design

4. Implications

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Research process The University of Hong Kong

Classroom observations  

Interviews with teachers & students

HistoryLaw

Business ArchitectureGeology

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Learning-oriented assessment

To tackle competing priorities

&

circumnavigate formative/summative divides

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A focus on student learning

By prioritizing student learning as a key aim of all assessment

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Productive assessment task design

Understanding quality in the discipline

Student engagement with feedback

Learning-oriented assessment framework

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What might be some features of good assessment task design?

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Sustained engagement Facilitating persistent intellectual engagement via a series of well-designed tasks

And/or a cumulative task, such as a portfolio

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Mirroring real-life

Tasks which mirror real-life uses of the discipline

Museum visit in HistoryDesigning a village house in Architecture

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Flexibility & choice

Flexibility, choice and personal investment so that students develop ownership

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Feedback & task design

Assessment designed to facilitate feedback processes

In which students seek, generate and act on feedback

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Implications

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Relational trust

Trust as key factor in feedback processes (Carless, 2013)

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Trust in teachers Innovative assessment thrives when teachers are trusted (Carless, 2009)

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Excellence in University Assessment …

An impossible mission (Barnett, 2007)

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Teacher X factor

Teacher will & determination to overcome real or perceived barriers and strive for… learning-oriented assessment

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Final words

“Being a good teacher is very much about being a good designer of tasks” (Knight, 2002, Being a Teacher in Higher Education)

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