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2.5 Student Assessment

AUN-QA Criterion 5

1. Assessment covers:
 New student admission
 Continuous assessment during the course of study
 Final/exit test before graduation
2. In fostering constructive alignment, a variety of assessment methods should be
adopted and be congruent with the expected learning outcomes. They should
measure the achievement of all the expected learning outcomes of the
programme and its courses.
3. A range of assessment methods is used in a planned manner to serve
diagnostic, formative, and summative purposes.
4. The student assessments including timelines, methods, regulations, weight
distribution, rubrics and grading should be explicit and communicated to all
concerned.
5. Standards applied in assessment schemes are explicit and consistent across
the programme.
6. Procedures and methods are applied to ensure that student assessment is valid,
reliable and fairly administered.
7. The reliability and validity of assessment methods should be documented and
regularly evaluated and new assessment methods are developed and tested.
8. Students have ready access to reasonable appeal procedures.

AUN-QA Criterion 5 – Checklist

5 Student Assessment 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
5.1 The student assessment is constructively aligned
to the achievement of the expected learning
outcomes [1, 2]
5.2 The student assessments including timelines,
methods, regulations, weight distribution, rubrics
and grading are explicit and communicated to
students [4, 5]
5.3 Methods including assessment rubrics and
marking schemes are used to ensure validity,
reliability and fairness of student assessment [6,
7]
5.4 Feedback of student assessment is timely and
helps to improve learning [3]
5.5 Students have ready access to appeal procedure
[8]
Overall opinion

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