Optionality in assessment with Dr Miriam Firth
Recently, I sat down for a conversation with Dr Miriam Firth of the University of Manchester. Our topic was the work she has been doing with the QAA and colleagues across a number of other HE institutions to examine practices of optionality in assessment.
Find out more about the project at the QAA website.
I’d seen Miri talk at an event a few months before and was struck by how choices for students in how they are assessed can have a significant impact on their experience, results and wellbeing.
Over our 30 minute chat, Miri dove into the rationale for the research project, what they discovered and what lessons can be learned for assessment designers.
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