Overview

This unit has three themes. Firstly, roles and approaches to assessment to ensure constructively aligned curricula. This includes designing and applying authentic summative and formative assessment; technology-based assessment; academic integrity; and emerging trends. Secondly, the role of teachers and students in providing and using feedback. Thirdly, evaluating teaching practice to advance student learning and professional advancement.

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Characterise contemporary assessment practices from design to application.
  • Design and develop appropriate formative and summative assessments in the context of the relevant unit, course and discipline.
  • Apply a diversity of methods and modes to provide and encourage multi-directional feedback.
  • Enact, reflect on, and evaluate evidence-based change improvements of their teaching practice.
  • Contribute to sustaining a peer network and add to their professional portfolio evidence of an ability to evaluate student and self-learning.

Teaching methods

Hawthorn Online

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Online
Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning		12.50 12 weeks 150
TOTAL150

Sarawak

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Workshop		3.00 12 weeks 36
Online
Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning		1.00 12 weeks 12
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Independent Learning		8.50 12 weeks 102
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Written Assignment Individual  25 - 45%  1,4
Portfolio Development Individual 15 - 35%  3,5
Assessment Individual  25 - 45%  1,2

Content

The roles of assessment

  • Assessment for learning and assessment of learning
  • Ensuring constructive alignment: assessment, learning outcomes and activities
  • Assessment myths and misconceptions
  • Authentic assessment

Assessment design

  • Designing, implementing, and evaluating summative assessments
  • Designing, implementing, and evaluating formative assessments
  • Technology-based assessment: Benefits and challenges
  • Assessment rubrics
  • Academic integrity
  • Emerging trends, opportunities and challenges

Feedback

  • Feedback to students: The roles of teachers and students
  • Feedback to teachers: Designing to encourage student feedback

Evaluating your practice

  • Evaluating your teaching through multiple lenses
  • Completing the loop: Teaching practice, evaluation and refinement

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.