Quality of graded assignments: peer feedback meeting

Course schedule

Dates Start time End time Coordinator registrations
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20 February 2020 13:00 17:00 Mieke Latijnhouwers 6 / 12 Registration ended at 20/01/2020
Online self-study start 20 April, online Meeting 19 May 2020 13:00 17:00 Mieke Latijnhouwers 13 / 18 Registration ended at 25/03/2020

Course description

In this meeting we will discuss the key elements in ensuring the quality of graded assignments. When you register for the meeting, you will receive the assignment details. Completion of the assignments about the ‘quality of graded assignments’ (Part IIb) is a pre-requisite for joining this meeting to get (peer) feedback. In this way, you can make further improvements and include these in your UTQ portfolio. 

Target group & Prerequisites

This meeting is designed for teachers who want to improve their graded assignments.

The content should tie in with the teaching duties of teachers at Wageningen University:

  • Participants should be responsible for a graded individual or group assignment of at least one course.
  • Participants should have attended the course (Re)designing a course and/or should be able to construct an assessment matrix which shows congruence between intended learning outcomes, assessment methods and test elements, plus the weighting of each sub-part and/or evaluate and if necessary improve the quality of an existing assessment matrix.
  • An up-to-date Assessment Strategy must be available for the course you will be working on.

Learning outcomes

After completing the assignment and attending the meeting the participant is able to:

  • demonstrate congruence between intended learning outcomes, tasks and products of the assignment and the assessment criteria.
  • argue how the assessment meets the quality criteria: validity, reliability, transparency, usability/practicability and positive impact on student learning.
  • explain how students’ progress is assessed and how students receive (peer) feedback on their work (formative assessment).

Content

The content covers how to ensure and improve the assessment quality (validity, reliability and transparency) of graded assignments. You will use tools like the assignment specification form and will learn how to create an assessment sheet. By giving and receiving peer feedback you will further improve the quality of your assignment.

Method

This activity is set up as self-study combined with online and face-to-face feedback. First, you will go through the theories in your own time, make assignments and give peer feedback online (10-14 hours in total). You need to complete the assignment as a preparation for the feedback meeting.

During the feedback meeting we will discuss the key elements in ensuring the quality of graded assignments so you can make further improvements and include this in your UTQ portfolio.

Literature

After registration you will receive the self-study material and access to the online course to give and receive peer feedback.

You will use the book ‘How to assess students through assignments’ by Evelyn van de Veen (2017).

Certificate

Your completed assignment will be registered. You will not receive a certificate.

Costs

Participation is free for Wageningen University & Research staff involved in teaching WU courses.

Cancellation

We consider registration as final. When cancelled within three weeks before the activity starts, your chair group will be charged all costs of your subscription (€350,-).

If there are less than 6 participants in the course, Education Support Centre may cancel the course and notify you at the latest 2 weeks before the start of the course.