UBC Okanagan

Guidelines for Assessment

1. Clarity – go over the criteria in advance
- put comments in clear, concise and simple language

2. Immediacy – return assignments promptly while the topic is still fresh in the students’ minds

3. Regularity – provide feedback, verbal or written, in & out of class regularly, not just on written assignments

4. Accessibility – be available to provide further clarification or comment if needed

5. Individualized – provide specific as well as general comments

6. Affirming – acknowledge both effort and achievement

7. Future-oriented – provide suggestions that will enable students to do better on future assignments

8. Justifiable – be ready and able to justify the grade that you have given

9. Educative – correct mistakes in both content and style
- provide suggestions for improvements
- be sure criticism is constructive, not destructive

10. Be transparent in purpose and criteria

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Last reviewed 7/7/2008 8:53:00 AM