TESTA & the MAPS faculty

Dr Jenny Marie

Case study 1

Variable

BSc MAPS average TESTA bachelors (3yrs)

Total number of assessments 51 Number of summative tasks 227 131 38 Number of formative tasks Unknown 14 Varieties of assessment 6 13 13 (Weighted) marks from exams 87% 61.6% 15% (Weighted) marks from coursework 13% 36.8% (across the 3

subjects without lab work)

85%

Time to return 7 days 21 days

Case Study 1

Scales

Quan

tity o

f effort

Co

verag

e o

f S

yllab

us

Quan

tity &

qua

lity of

fee

dback

Use

of

fee

dback

Ap

propriate

Assessm

ent

Clea

r goa

ls a

nd stand

ards

Su

rface

Ap

proach

De

ep

Ap

proach

Lea

rnin

g from

e

xams

Ove

rall

satisfaction

TESTA (n=23)

3.69 2.93 3.30 3.73 3.75 3.29 3.30 3.82 3.08 3.86

MAPS average (n=7)

3.68 3.37 3.05 3.67 3.46 3.09 3.59 3.80 3.82 3.71

4.07 3.35 3.14 3.56 3.43 3.38 3.70 3.84 3.93 3.84

Case Study 2

Variable

BSc MAPS average TESTA bachelors (3yrs)

Total number of assessments

51

Number of summative tasks

122 131 38

Number of formative tasks No information 14 Varieties of assessment 16 13 13 (Weighted) marks from exams

49% 61.6% 15%

(Weighted) marks from practicals

20% 16.0% (across the 3 subjects with lab work)

(Weighted) marks from coursework

31% 23.9% (across the 3 subject with lab work)

Case Study 2

Scales

Quantity

of effort

Coverag

e of S

yllabus

Quantity &

qua

lity of

feedback

Use of

feedback

Appropriate

Assessm

ent

Clear go

als and

standards

Surface

Approach

Deep

Approach

Learning from

exam

s

Overall

satisfaction

TESTA (n=23)

3.69 2.93 3.30 3.73 3.75 3.29 3.30 3.82 3.08 3.86

MAPS average (n=7)

3.68 3.37 3.05 3.67 3.46 3.09 3.59 3.80 3.82 3.71

3.82 3.52 2.97 4.06 3.52 2.70 3.67 3.76 3.86 3.55

Case study 3

Variable BSc MAPS average TESTA bachelors (3yrs)

Total number of assessments

67 51

Number of summative tasks

63 131 38

Number of formative tasks 4 14 Varieties of assessment 22 13 13 (Weighted) marks from exams

30% 61.6% 15%

(Weighted) marks from coursework

70% 36.8% (across the 3 subjects without lab work)

85%

Case Study 3

Scales

Qua

ntity o

f effort

Co

vera

ge

of

Sylla

bus

Qua

ntity &

qu

ality o

f fe

ed

back

Use

of

fee

dba

ck

Approp

riate

Assessm

ent

Clea

r go

als

an

d stand

ard

s

Surface

A

pproach

De

ep

Approa

ch

Le

arn

ing

from

e

xams

Ove

rall

satisfaction

TESTA (n=23)

3.69 2.93 3.30 3.73 3.75 3.29 3.30 3.82 3.08 3.86

MAPS average (n=7)

3.68 3.37 3.05 3.67 3.46 3.09 3.59 3.80 3.82 3.71

3.40 2.40 3.33 3.80 4.20 3.13 3.07 4.53 3.78 4.40