Assessment Hub
Explore UCT assessment resources, policies, AI guidance, and support in one place.
CILT's Assessment Hub brings together UCT’s assessment policies, practical guidance, AI resources and support services to help staff design, deliver, and enhance effective, inclusive, and future-focused assessment practices.
| Assessment Policy for UCT (2024)The 'Assessment Policy for UCT (2024)' pdf provides the principles and framework for designing fair, valid, reliable, inclusive, and learning-centred assessment. It supports high-quality assessment practices across all faculties while promoting academic integrity and responding to the evolving higher education landscape. | ||
| Examinations Policy & Procedures ManualThe 'Examinations Policy & Procedures Manual' pdf outlines UCT’s regulations and operational procedures for examinations. It provides guidance on examination planning, conduct, assessment types, roles and responsibilities, and quality assurance to ensure examinations are fair, consistent, secure, and academically robust across the University. | ||
| UCT Framework for Artificial Intelligence in EducationThe 'UCT Framework for Artificial Intelligence in Education' pdf provides practical guidance for the responsible, ethical, and purposeful integration of AI in teaching, learning, and assessment. It supports staff and students in fostering AI literacy while promoting academic integrity, critical engagement, and inclusive educational practice. |
| AssessmentThe 'Assessment' webpage provides practical resources, frameworks, and guidance to support effective assessment design and practice at UCT. It brings together principles, tools, and evidence-informed approaches that promote meaningful learning, academic integrity, and responsive assessment in evolving educational contexts. | ||
| Good Practices for Assessment GuideThe 'Good Practices for Assessment Guide' webpage and pdf offers practical, evidence-informed strategies for designing inclusive, authentic, and effective assessment. It supports educators with principles, examples, and recommendations that enhance student learning, improve feedback practices, and promote fair, meaningful assessment across diverse teaching contexts. | ||
| Staff Guide: Assessment & Academic Integrity in the Age of AIThe 'Staff Guide for Assessment & Academic Integrity in the Age of AI' pdf supports UCT staff in navigating assessment challenges arising from generative AI. It provides practical strategies, approaches, and tools to adapt assessment practices while safeguarding academic integrity and promoting responsible AI engagement. | ||
| Student Guide: Using AI Tools in EducationThe Student Guide: Using AI Tools in Education pdf helps students understand the responsible and ethical use of artificial intelligence in learning. It provides guidance on AI literacy, appropriate AI engagement, academic integrity, and practical considerations for using AI tools to support educational activities and outcomes. | ||
| Framework for Purposive Assessment Redesign in an Age of AIThe 'Framework for Purposive Assessment Redesign in an Age of AI' pdf supports educators in rethinking assessment practices through a principled, outcomes-focused approach. It guides the redesign of assessments to remain meaningful, authentic, and aligned with learning goals while responding effectively to opportunities and challenges presented by AI. | ||
| Do’s, Don’ts and Don’t Knows: Responding to AI in Assessment in UniversitiesThe 'Do’s, Don’ts and Don’t Knows: Responding to AI in Assessment in Universities' pdf guide offers practical advice for navigating AI’s impact on assessment. It supports educators in making informed decisions, balancing innovation with academic integrity, and developing fair, transparent, and AI-responsive assessment practices. |
| UCT Assessment ProjectExplore the 'UCT Assessment Project' website and its work to transform undergraduate assessment through revised policy, research, staff development, and practical resources that promote assessment literacy, improve learning outcomes, and support student success across the university. | ||
| Enhancing Assessment Literacy and Practices in the Age of AI ProjectThis project equips UCT staff to design effective, ethical, and AI-responsive assessments through practical guidance, resources, case studies, and professional development, supporting the implementation of UCT's Assessment Policy and fostering assessment practices that enhance student learning and academic integrity. | ||
| Writing Centre SupportDevelop your academic writing through personalised, one-to-one consultations with trained writing consultants. The Writing Centre supports students at every stage of the writing process, helping them strengthen ideas, structure, argumentation, and academic conventions while fostering independent, confident writers—not providing an editing service. | ||
| Assessment StudioThe 'Assessment Studio' webpage provides UCT teaching staff with a collaborative space to develop, refine, and rethink assessment practices. Through guided activities and peer engagement, participants strengthen assessment literacy, align assessments with learning outcomes, and explore approaches that support meaningful student learning. | ||
| Amathuba Resources for StaffThe 'Amathuba Resources for Staff' webpage provides practical guides, tool support, and learning resources to help UCT staff confidently navigate the digital learning platform. Explore resources for course setup, content sharing, assessment, communication, and effective teaching practices. |
| AI and Assessment SymposiumThe 'AI and Assessment Symposium' brings together UCT educators, researchers, and practitioners to explore emerging approaches to assessment in the age of artificial intelligence. Hosted by CILT, the event supports dialogue, innovation, and the development of AI-responsive assessment practices across the university. | ||
| Assessment for Learning WorkshopThis workshop explored how assessment can move beyond measurement to actively support student learning. Participants engage with approaches for designing meaningful assessments, providing constructive feedback, and aligning assessment practices with learning outcomes to enhance student growth and success. | ||
| Starting with Outcomes: A principled approach to AI-responsive assessment redesignStarting with Outcomes: A principled approach to AI-responsive assessment redesign explored how educators can rethink assessment design by focusing on intended learning outcomes, constructive alignment, and responsible AI integration. The session shared principles for creating meaningful, authentic assessments that support student learning in an evolving AI landscape. | ||
| Digitally-enabled T&L workshop: Flexible assessment and feedbackThe Digitally-enabled T&L Workshop: Flexible Assessment and Feedback explored approaches for using digital tools to support adaptable assessment practices, enhance feedback processes, and create more engaging learning experiences. The session highlighted practical strategies for designing flexible, student-centred assessment in digitally enabled teaching environments. |