ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING

MODULE 2: PRINCIPLES OF HIGH-QUALITY ASSESSMENT

REVIEW EXERCISES
1. Through a video, explain why validity implies reliability but not the reverse.
2. Generate some other qualities that you believe contribute to making good assessments.
Other qualities that can contribute in making good assessments are:
- Valid: measures what it is supposed to measure, at the appropriate level, in the appropriate
domains.
- Fair: is non-discriminatory and matches expectations.
- Transparent; processes and documentation, including assessment briefing and marking
criteria, are clear.
- Reliable: assessment is accurate consistent and repeatable.
- Feasible: assessment is practicable in terms of time, resources and student number.
- Educational impact: assessment results in learning what is important and is authentic and
worthwhile.
3. List down your experiences of unfair assessments.
- Cheating during exams.
- Plagiarism; and
- Collusion
It undetermined the value of qualification that students are pursuing.