LANG40670 Issues in Assessment

Academic Year 2023/2024

Participants will learn about validity, reliability and assessment design, as well as how to assess the various components of proficiency in English. A framework for analysing and evaluating language learning materials will be introduced. Students will gain experience of working with rubrics and of following moderation and standardization practices. They will learn about approaches to giving feedback and about assessment for learning. They will examine ways of effectively using self and peer assessment in class. The module will also examine the implications for language assessment of ongoing developments in machine learning.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students will have:

- demonstrated an understanding of language assessment within educational, political and social policies
- examined principles of test design and evaluation for particular contexts
- investigated different modes of summative and formative assessment
- analysed approaches to providing feedback for learners
- shown an understanding of how theories about language learning might influence test design

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

54
Autonomous Student Learning

54
Lectures

18
Total

126
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Small group lectures, debate and discussion, peer and group work, critical writing, student presentations
 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Assignment: Mark and provide feedback on a piece of writing, giving a rationale to explain the grades awarded. Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

100

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 

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