Category Archives: evaluation

Implications of evaluation of Formative Thresholded Assessment 1

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Sally Jordan

As I said in my last post, the most powerful finding from this evaluation is the fact that many of our students, and also many of our staff, have a very poor understanding of our assessment strategies. And it is … Continue reading →

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Formative thresholded assessment – some evaluation findings

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Sally Jordan

I haven’t said much about the Open University Science Faculty’s move to formative thresholded assessment (first introduced here), or our evaluation of it, or our next steps. So much to catch up on…There is more on all aspects in the … Continue reading →

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Evaluation, evaluation, evaluation

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Sally Jordan

Despite my recent ‘rants of the day’, I think it is vitally important that we try our best to evaluate our assessment practice. There is some good, innovative practice out there, but it can still be very tempting to confuse … Continue reading →

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Revolution or evolution?

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Sally Jordan

I seem to have taken part in a lot of discussions recently in which I, or others, have talked about the need for a real ‘shake-up’ of what we do in assessment. It is indeed depressing that we continue to … Continue reading →

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