Using the Guide
The Good Practices for Assessment Guide (GP4AG) is a comprehensive resource designed to help the UCT teaching community better understand and implement the UCT Assessment Policy in practice. The guide was developed in response to requests from the teaching community for practical support in applying the policy effectively.
The guide is structured around the seven key principles outlined in the UCT Assessment Policy:
How to Use the Guide
You can engage with the guide in two ways:
- Access the full guide (link to Google Document) to read it sequentially from start to finish.
- Explore specific principles by clicking on the relevant chapter hyperlinks:
- Principle 1: Assessments should have their purpose clearly communicated
- Principle 2: Assessments should promote and support student learning
- Principle 3: Assessment decisions should be valid
- Principle 4: Assessments should be reliable
- Principle 5: Assessments should be fair
- Principle 6: Assessments should be feasible
- Principle 7: Assessment integrity should be assured
- Resources for further assessment design and practices assistance
Contributors
The guide was developed by the UCT Assessment Project team in CHED: Francois Cilliers, Cheng-Wen Huang, Soraya Lester, Sanet Steyn, Thomas King, and Sukaina Walji.
Case Studies
Case studies for the guide have been provided by academics and teachers from the following departments:
- College of Accounting
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Department of Biological Sciences
- Department of Archaeology
- Department of English Language and Literature
- Institutional Planning Department
- Department of Medicine
- Department of Private Law
If you have any comments or if you like to contribute to case studies, please contact Soraya Lester: LSTSOR001@myuct.ac.za