AssessmentUCL (Wiseflow) is the institutional digital assessment platform. AssesmentUCL was mandated for centrally managed exams in 2021-22 but is optional for all other assessments. The Digital Assessment Team have collaborated with a number of academic units to support both widescaleContinue reading… Negative marking to check understanding of key concepts
MCQs and Rubrics: two routes to more efficient marking
[How to improve marking and feedback is one of the things that we in the Digital Assessment Advisory are asked about the most. As well as the workload involved, especially for large cohorts, the challenge is to ensure that assessmentContinue reading… MCQs and Rubrics: two routes to more efficient marking
Using Crowdmark for maths assessments
Maths-related disciplines often require students to hand write answers in the form of equations, formula or graphs. If the assessment is online the these answers will then need to be scanned using a tool like Microsoft Lens, and then uploadedContinue reading… Using Crowdmark for maths assessments
New features of the AssessmentUCL platform (October 2022 release)
October saw the release of UNIwise’s major upgrade to the WISEflow platform – known more widely at UCL as the AssessmentUCL platform. In this release, there are several new features introduced to improve the marking, management and authoring of assessmentsContinue reading… New features of the AssessmentUCL platform (October 2022 release)
Engaging students in interdisciplinary teams and real life case studies
Following on from our recent case study Authentic assessment on the Clinical Exercise and Physical Activity module, the Digital assessment team would like to share another example of authentic assessment at UCL. BENV0056 Health and Wellbeing in Cities: Theory andContinue reading… Engaging students in interdisciplinary teams and real life case studies
Authentic assessment on the Clinical Exercise and Physical Activity module
Back in 2004 Gulikers, Bastiaens, and Kirschner defined authentic assessment as: “An assessment requiring students to use the same competencies, or combinations of knowledge, skills, and attitudes that they need to apply in the criterion situation in professional life.” DespiteContinue reading… Authentic assessment on the Clinical Exercise and Physical Activity module
BYOD exams and lockdown browser testing
While UCL has committed to an assessment platform (Wiseflow from Uniwise) we continue to explore how our assessments will be delivered, using this platform and possibly other platforms. One area we are interested in is Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)Continue reading… BYOD exams and lockdown browser testing
Big Tech Headlights
Listen (7 mins) or read (5 mins) Whether it’s non-existent problems, unscalable solutions or a lack of imagination, we need to be careful about what educational technology appears to promise. I have written before about how easy it is toContinue reading… Big Tech Headlights
Covid-19 and cheating
Covid-19 saw a whirlwind of change in higher education assessment. Lab and practical work transformed into mailed out kits and remote activities, whilst other assessments were abandoned or combined into capstone projects. Without the possibility of face-to-face invigilation, most higherContinue reading… Covid-19 and cheating
Introducing the Digital Assessment Team
Introducing the Digital Assessment Team In light of UCL’s commitment to a ‘digital first’ approach to assessment, a Digital Assessment Advisory team was established in September 2021 to support and implement online assessments at UCL. The team is currently madeContinue reading… Introducing the Digital Assessment Team