Step 1. Assessment design decision

In your role, you may be responsible for assessment design. However, even if you are not, understanding the basics of assessment design will still be useful in understanding the designs other teachers have made. This section will guide you through using the Guide to Assessment Design Decisions Framework [pdf, 973KB] Links to an external site. to analyse the existing assessment within the unit you work on. 

Purposes of assessment 

play.png  Watch the video with Professor David Boud discussing the purposes of assessment.