Abstract Presenter: Charlotte Hammerton and Carys Phillips, UCL Medical School The UCLMS clinical portfolio, which encompasses a range of mandatory activities involving assessment, feedback and reflection, was unpopular among students. Further investigation through focus groups revealed students perceived the portfolio asContinue reading… Using the student voice to transform medical student portfolios
Category: Inclusive assessment practices
A UCL Education Conference 2022 theme.
Providing a range of engagement options to support student abilities: a single module case study
Author: Jennifer A. L. McGowan jennifer.a.l.mcgowan@ucl.ac.uk Abstract A conversation that frequently appears in both pedagogy and the media is whether traditional assessment is inclusive to all learning types and appropriately reflects the range of skills that a student may have.Continue reading… Providing a range of engagement options to support student abilities: a single module case study
Designing alternative assessments
The UCL Digital Assessment Team were on hand at the Education conference to help with assessment queries. They facilitated a marketplace stand encouraging attendees to ‘Design alternative assessments’. UCL staff were encouraged to read the alternative assessments poster and beContinue reading… Designing alternative assessments
Reflecting about the BAME awarding gap at UCL Economics
Author: Silvia Dal Bianco Introduction Data shows that there is a statistically significant discrepancy in the rate of good degree classes achieved by Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) students compared with white students in the UK. In 2017/18 thereContinue reading… Reflecting about the BAME awarding gap at UCL Economics
MAPS faculty task group to provide baseline student exam preparation support
Authors and contributors: Katherine Holt, Ella Metcalfe, Louise Dash, Mike Porter Abstract In response to student concerns we developed a faculty-level student guide on ‘Support for Exam Preparation’. Natural Sciences students are uniquely placed to comment on how practice variesContinue reading… MAPS faculty task group to provide baseline student exam preparation support
Co-learning with my students: supervising literature-based dissertations within education contexts.
Abstract The move to online supervision during the Covid-19 pandemic (2020-2022) encouraged postgraduate students to adopt different ways of demonstrating their learning through dissertation-based assessment. This differs from more classic and traditional approaches such as conducting empirical research with teachersContinue reading… Co-learning with my students: supervising literature-based dissertations within education contexts.
Authentic assessment – a holy grail or just a fad?
If you’ve been hearing about “authentic assessments”, you’ll be aware that the concept is not that new-found. You have probably been assessed “authentically” but just never realised it! For example, if you drive you would have been tested on yourContinue reading… Authentic assessment – a holy grail or just a fad?
Will physical classrooms soon be extinct? What is the role of electronic case-based learning in medical education? A review of the literature
Author: Dr. Sara Al-Khafaji Background The appearance of the unprecedented Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic (COVID-19) (Darras et al., 2021) has created a sudden and noticeable shift towards the exclusive usage of online learning environment as the main source of medicalContinue reading… Will physical classrooms soon be extinct? What is the role of electronic case-based learning in medical education? A review of the literature