An account of an innovative peer assessment for PGR students, with downloads of the key documents.
Read MoreReflections on how inorganic exam questions are marked in cases where several theories are capable of rationalising the observations.
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Reflections on my experiences of doing a highly-theoretical maths course in the first year of my Chemistry degree
Read MoreA blog post on a specific format of exam question which asks students to match up one list with another.
Read MoreSome reflections on the specific procedures of anticipatory and retrospective administration involved in securing equity in assessments.
Read MoreA blog making the case for framing awarding gaps as deficits in the validity of an assessment strategy
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Bloom’s Taxonomy is one way to think about the cognitive skills involved in Higher Education. This blog intends to flesh out a brief introduction to the theory for people who are new to it, balanced with some of the central criticisms against it.
Read MoreConstructive Alignment is probably the central model of curriculum in Higher Education. This blog intends to flesh out a brief introduction to the theory for people who are new to it, with specific examples of how I’ve used it in context.
Read MoreI asked an AI to write an essay comparing the chemistry of oxygen and sulphur.
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