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Summative assessment (grading/marking, including rubrics)
Definition:
Summartive assessment is a measure of students' performance typically taking the form of a grade or mark. Rubrics provide a roadmap for both instructor and student on what is required for achieve a particular grade.
Useful resources on Summative assessment:
Berkeley Graduate Division Graduate Student Instructor Teaching & Resource Center. (2020). Grading student work. https://gsi.berkeley.edu/gsi-guide-contents/grading-intro/
Comprehensive guide to the grading process for graduate student instructors. Discusses what to go before grading (grading policies, assignment design, statement of grading criteria), grading rubrics (steps in the process, examples of rubric creation, practice creating a rubric, practice using a rubric), tips for grading efficiently, calculating grades, communicating with students (writing comments on student work, practice commenting on student papers, returning student work, helping students understand their grades), and additional resources. Includes summary PDF.
MIT Teaching+Learning Lab. (n.d.). Assess Student Learning. https://tll.mit.edu/teaching-resources/assess-learning/
Definition of summative assessment and how to use rubrics.
Tags: IPS IA; IPS CritT; IPS CreaT; IPS WC; IPS OC; IPS R; IPS QL; IPS IL; IPS T; IPS PS; PSR CE; PSR IKC; PSR ER; PSR LL; PSR GL; IAL IntL; CompQ
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Table of contents:
- 2.2.1. Curriculum design
2.2.2. Course development
2.2.3. Exam preparation
2.2.4. eLearning, learning management systems, teaching technologies
2.2.5. Assessment/evaluation
- 2.2.5.1. Feedback
2.1.5.2. Formative assessment
- 2.1.5.4. Self and peer assessment
2.1.5.5. Course evaluations
2.1.5.6. Assessment-outcome alignment
2.1.5.7. Academic misconduct
Author: Stephanie Krueger
Peer Reviewer(s): None
Last Updated: July 20, 2021