Introduction to TESTA
TESTA is a joint National Teaching Fellowship with four partner universities of similar character: Bath Spa, Winchester and Worcester. TESTA aims to improve the quality of student learning through addressing programme-level assessment.
Why TESTA?
Assessment innovations at the individual module level often fail to to address assessment problems at the programme-level, some of which, such as too much summative assessment and not enough formative assessment, are a direct consequence of module-focused course design and innovation.
TESTA enhances curriculum design and pedagogy by rebalancing formative and summative assessments, making connections and ensuring sequencing and progression of assessment across the programme.
TESTA Process
TESTA is a four step process involving a team of Learning Designers, a course academics and students.
- Programme assessment audit - maps the student experience over a degree programme.
- Assessment experience questionnaire (AEQ) - measures variables like the clarity of goals and standards, the quality and quantity of feedback, student approaches to learning, and their overall satisfaction.
- Focus groups - held with students, these provide a rich picture of student experience on the degree programme.
- Collaborative workshop - explore data, recommendations and actions.
TESTA engenders a collaborative approach to transform the experience of students through assessment.
To find out more please email cadi@port.ac.uk or complete the expression of interest questionnaire.
