Assessment types

This list is to encourage you to think creatively about the possible ways to capture and encourage student learning through formative or summative assessment. Read through the list to see if it sparks ideas for designing your assessment. Please contact us if you have examples or alternatives you wish to share.

  • Authentic Approach: This provides ideas about making this an authentic activity as possible.
  • Courseloops Category: This suggests a number of Courseloop categories this assessment type might fit into. The current categories are; Competency, Artifacts, Dissertation, Essay, Exam, Portfolio, Practice, Presentation, Report, Technology, Test, Centralised Exam and Future focus e-learning task.

Essay

Essays

Dissertation and Thesis

Examinations

Examinations

Open-book examinations

Online quizzes

Oral examinations

Authentic assessment

Industry or community projects (live projects)

Practical demonstrations

Projects

Case studies

Reflection

Written reflections

Peer review

Portfolios

Annotated bibliographies

Critiques

Course journal

Reports

Reports

Policy briefs

Business plans

Policy analysis papers

Grant proposals

Data analysis projects

Field reports

Group work

Group assessments

Group problem-solving exercises

Group debates

Online discussions and forums

Peer review of group participation

Visual

Presentations

Conceptual models

Media presentations

Concept mapping

Video presentations

Artistic exhibitions

Performance evaluations

Simulations

Simulations

Practical assessments

Objective structured clinical examination (OSCE)

Mock trials