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Laying the Groundwork for a Programmatic Approach to Assessment at 亚洲色吧 University
Across Australia, 鈥減rogrammatic assessment鈥 is on everyone鈥檚 lips. It featured prominently in Professor Rowena Harper鈥檚 keynote at HERDSA 2025, underpins Edith Cowan University鈥檚 ambitious whole-of-institution Curriculum Transformation Program, and has made its way into the practical guides and policy pages of universities including , , and . While the terminology varies 鈥 from 鈥減rogrammatic assessment for learning鈥 to 鈥減rogram-level assessment design鈥 鈥 the underlying aspiration is the same: a coherent, program-wide approach that uses assessment to foster learning, track development over time, and make credible high-stakes decisions.
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Developing evaluative judgement through peer review in assessment
Evaluative judgement is an important skill for students to develop in preparation for success after study. Dr Mark Dodd (School of Economics and Public Policy) explains how his assessment design develops students鈥 capability to accept, and give, constructive feedback.
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How data from digital learning tools can refine teaching
Used effectively, digital tools can help educators collect and analyse student performance data to help them refine their teaching practices. One example is the Learning Mastery Gradebook view in the Canvas learning management system (LMS), which helps collect data on progress made towards achieving individual course learning outcomes and presents the information a highly visual way.
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