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Next Steps to University
Assessment is not just about getting marks They serve many purposes!
Handbooks
Blackboard
Module Descriptors
Diagnostic :
Formative
Ranking
Monitoring
To give you practice at something. You will receive feedback, to aid you
in improving your subsequent performance
Instructive
Summative
Types of Summative
assessment
Examples of summative
assessments
In-Class test
Participation in lectures and/or seminars/online
discussion boards, or group work (may be peerassessed and/or tutor-assessed)
Essay or report
Dissertation
Presentation
Attendance
Unseen Examination in controlled conditions
Types of Exam
Essay Exams
Types of Exam II
Oral Exams
Learning how to
perform in
examinations is an
essential skill
Opportunity to
showcase your
knowledge
To be successful in
examinations you need
just two things:
knowledge
good exam technique
Revision Strategies
Revision Planning
Allocate topics to days, balance available time, do not neglect courses which are
easy or difficult
Past Papers
Brain-storming
Give yourself 10
minutes to brainstorm
and plan an answer to a
past exam question
Consider your response
to the question
The examples and
evidence you would
need to support your
argument
How it relates to the
coursework
How you would
structure your essay
Mock Exams
Use a past paper to
undertake a mock
exam
Take the exam under
correct conditions
This will help you
practice writing under
time constraints
Practice one exam
question at a time or
try the complete exam
paper
BREATHE SLOWLY!
In the Exam
Mind-mapping
Be prepared to revise
it
Towards the end of
the exam read over
your answers
DO NOT LEAVE
EARLY!!!
Introduction and
Conclusion
Avoiding depressing
post-mortems with
students!
If you have made
mistakes, learn from
them and apply to
future exams
Reflect....
If you have further
exams to study give
yourself the rest of the
day off to recalibrate &
refresh.....
If not.... Get to the pub