Anonymously marked

When the identity of a student is not known to a marker.

Assessment

Activities within a module/programme that allow you to demonstrate and review your knowledge, understanding, or skills. As well as providing a measurement of learning, assessment activities can also facilitate learning.

Assessment criteria

Specific criteria against which pieces of work are assessed. These criteria must be shared with students. Feedback should relate to these criteria.

Authentic and honestly produced

Assessments must be your own work. Plagiarism is the unacknowledged use of another person’s work or ideas, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

Feedback

Information provided to/by students on the strengths and weaknesses of an assessment in relation to assessment criteria.

Intended Learning outcomes

What the student is expected to be able to do or demonstrate, in terms of particular knowledge, skills and understanding, by the end of a module or programme.

Moderation

The process of checking that assessment criteria are consistently applied in marking students’ work.

Programme

The full degree programme of study leading to an award.

Second marking

Second marking is the process in which student work is independently assessed by more than one marker. The second marker may or may not have access to the marks and comments of the first marker.

Transferable skills

Skills which can be applied in a variety of different contexts (for example, communication, problem-solving, teamwork, information technology and numeracy skills).