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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

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

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,

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

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

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:.