Learning & Teaching

Programmatic assessment implies that assessment is organised across a programme, rather than for individual courses. This programme structure allows for iterative assessment practices to flourish, and for students to engage with the assessment process more meaningfully. Assessments are linked across courses and programmes, giving students a connected learning experience, and helping staff reflect on what they assess, and why and how they do this. Assessment on one course may prepare a student for the content covered in the next course or can tie into assessment of a student’s performance across their whole programme.

Examples:

• Knowledge and skills are assessed in a variety of ways; assessments complement one another, and it is possible to obtain a picture of students’ broader skillsets.  
• Teachers designing assessments can clearly see the links between ILOs, the skills and knowledge that are being assessed, the methods of assessment, and assessment criteria.
• Marks are based on cumulative performances, across a course or programme, rather than only on individual pieces of assessment.