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Reassessment

Reassessment. T he potential contribution of student record data to institutional policy-making Student Assessment and Classification Working Group. Structure. Defining the problem Benefits Costs Using institutional (re)assessment data. Defining the problem.

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Reassessment

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  1. Reassessment The potential contribution of student record data to institutional policy-making Student Assessment and Classification Working Group

  2. Structure • Defining the problem • Benefits • Costs • Using institutional (re)assessment data SACWG

  3. Defining the problem • Is reassessment worth the cost? • How can mining institutional data contribute to the answer? SACWG

  4. Defining the problem Reassessment = Resubmitting failed coursework, resitting failed examination or retaking whole module. SACWG

  5. Defining the problem SACWG

  6. Defining the problem Passes on reassessment SACWG

  7. Defining the problem SACWG

  8. Defining the problem SACWG

  9. Benefits of reassessment SACWG

  10. The cost of reassessment Contributing factors: • Type of assessment • Number of reassessments as proportion of module population • Administrative overheads • Staff setting/marking time • QA processes • Institutional funding model • Opportunity costs SACWG

  11. Reassessment – an ethical concern Is it right to keep students who, for whatever reason, are struggling to achieve? SACWG

  12. Using institutional (re)assessment data – recording the data MIS considerations • Level at which results held - individual assignment, overall module mark • Which results held - ultimate mark achieved, first and ultimate mark • Whether fails and no shows disaggregated • Automated or manual methods of identifying and retrieving at risk students SACWG

  13. Using institutional (re)assessment data - Interpreting the data Success/failure rates determined by: • Institutional/module regulations • Disciplinary marking cultures • Number and nature of formative and summative assessments SACWG

  14. Using institutional (re)assessment data – applying the data How can you use your institutional data to determine: • Whether your institution should continue to reassess students? • What are the alternatives to reassessment? SACWG

  15. The cost of reassessment Lynette Swift (2012), Assessing the financial viability of academic programmes, Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 34:3, 266. SACWG

  16. Contact details Harvey Woolf harvey.w@blueyonder.co.uk SACWG

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