Why Attend?

Are you looking to enhance the transparency, consistency, and fairness of your assessment processes? This interactive and practical workshop will equip you with strategies to apply categorical marking while linking to effective assessment criteria and rubrics. Whether you’re aiming to refine your marking practices, ensure alignment with the categorical scale, or better support student success, this session offers valuable insights and tools to elevate your approach.

Assessment is about more than assigning grades – it’s about ensuring clarity, consistency, and fairness for both students and staff. In this session, we’ll explore how categorical marking can transform your grading practices and how to craft and apply meaningful assessment criteria that align with your learning outcomes.

• Discover categorical marking: Explore the benefits of using clear grade bands and eliminating over-reliance on percentage scoring.

• Practical application: Learn how to design and apply effective assessment criteria and rubrics to support transparency and consistency in marking.

• Collaborative insight: Work with colleagues to address common challenges, share best practices, and co-create solutions.

This workshop focuses on real-world examples, providing actionable strategies for academics at any stage of their teaching career. Join us to refine your assessment practices, support student success, and enhance your professional expertise in marking and feedback.

By the end of this session, you will be able to:

• Write meaningful and effective assessment criteria and rubrics that are constructively aligned

• Explain the principles and benefits of categorical marking in higher education.

• Utilise practical tools to enhance transparency, consistency, and fairness in marking.

• Collaborate with colleagues to identify common challenges, and integrate best practices.