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7 Oct 2016: Professor Mary Beard was one of two speakers invited to share her thoughts on exams.

15 Dec 2020: So far, conversations about diversified assessment have largely focused on how the current exam system structurally disadvantages disabled students. ... Moving on from the format of the exam, we should further consider: are exams really the best way to

29 Jun 2021: In a competitive AHSS category, Dr Kitov's efforts to use formative assessment to deliver improved learning outcomes in the context of the problem-based Economics Tripos received a special commendation

22 Jan 2024: There were multiple instances of respondents intending to return to exams and/or consider the format of exams, and specifically in two cases ‘closed-book exam[s]’ and/or in-person ... The same respondent also suggested using monitored computer rooms

15 Sep 2021: impact on both mental health and on academic attainment, whether disabled students are disadvantaged by the current structure of exams, and the short- and long-term changes that must be made

23 Oct 2019: About the newsletter The Teaching and Learning Newsletter includes features on educational enhancements and innovations taking place across Cambridge, as well as details of upcoming events and development opportunities, and news relating to teaching,

4 Mar 2022: In particular, Cambridge's rigorous personalised formative feedback in supervisions and emphasis on high-stakes end-of-year exams invites a clearer shared understanding of the connections between formative assessment (usually

6 Mar 2024: She is an experienced standard-setter and question-writer for Final MB exams, and contributes nationally on both fronts to the developing UK Medical Licensing Assessment. ... Sasha led this endeavour from start to finish, motivating and bringing together

6 Feb 2020: Diversified assessment moves away from a reliance on exam-based assessment, and instead focuses on summative assessment practices that ask students to engage in discipline-specific or authentic 'real-world' tasks ... There is considerable evidence in the

15 Sep 2021: Exams. Content notes are still important in exam situations - perhaps even more so, as students are likely to feel stressed and anxious already. ... In exams like these, students with post-traumatic stress disorder would benefit from:.

24 Sep 2021: There is considerable evidence in the sector that high-stakes summative exams disadvantage some students, who do not perform to their best ability. ... Diversified assessment moves away from a reliance on exam-based assessment and instead focus on

1 Feb 2022: It includes guidance from the General Medical Council, interactive examples and a series of practice Situational Judgement Test questions (which feature in the final-year exam on professionalism).

15 Sep 2021: Report: Assessment Guidance Project (PDF). Assessments are always a source of stress for students, particularly at Cambridge where there is an emphasis on high-stakes exams at the end of every

2 Dec 2019: The morning will include short presentations from a range of disciplines about diverse assessment practices, including innovative approaches to the traditional exam.

28 Nov 2019: This article provides a brief introduction to the new data analysis tool for examining attainment outcomes, available to all University and College staff on request.

13 May 2024: Keynote: Assessment design for a time of artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence is capable of producing outputs that satisfy the requirements of some high-stakes assessments across a range of disciplines including law, medicine and

7 Mar 2023: Fraz's substantial contribution to assessment also includes chairing the Final MB Part III SBA exam group and serving as a senior clinical OSCE examiner. ... of School for Medicine, East of England; PSA National Steering Committee; MRCP(UK) Exam Board).

12 Aug 2021: The following can be considered types of assessment condition:. [Exam], closed- or open-book (at Cambridge exams are also considered a [In-class assessment. ... Exams. Exams in Cambridge can be considered both a [mode of assessment] and a type of

23 Sep 2021: Both the attainment gap database and the exams results analytics database are searchable for patterns of attainment by student characteristics (gender, ethnicity, disability, school and domicile), but course and college, across

1 Feb 2022: It attracted over 80 participants despite being held in exam term and advertised only internally.