TESTA
Transforming the Experience of Students Through Assessment (TESTA)
Introduction to TESTA
TESTA is a joint National Teaching Fellowship Project with four partner universities of similar character: Bath Spa, Chichester, 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 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 across the programme, and ensuring sequencing and progression of assessment across the programme.
TESTA process
TESTA is a four step process involving a Learning Designer, team of 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 testa@port.ac.uk or complete the expression of interest questionnaire.