Assessing and grading
How should you think when designing examinations? And how can you teach to avoid plagiarism by helping your students get it right?
Pedagogeeks highligts digital exams and how to prevent plagiarism
Through the examination, you as a teacher receive a receipt as to whether the course's learning activities have been sufficient to be able to achieve the course's goals. An examination can be carried out in many different ways. It can be written or oral, analog or digital, individual or in groups, etc. The most common is that the examination ends a course, but it can also take place continuously during the course to continuously give students formative feedback. Here you will find inspiration that will help you develop your exams.
Let’s talk about assessment
A small dictionary of terms that are relevant for examination and assessment. The terms are also useful when working in the examination system Inspera.
Let´s talk about assement — useful terms
Introduction to Inspera — mandatory self-study course
The mandatory self-study course for university teachers, administrators and invigilators whom will use the university's digital examination system Inspera. You will receive help in order to understand the basic functions you will need when using Inspera.
Read more about the course and how to get started
Teaching to avoid plagiarism
Plagiarism happens so quickly and easily in these days of ‘cut and paste’, multiple deadlines and pressure to produce excellent work. Therefore university teachers need strategies to help students learn not to plagiarise. Preventing plagiarism helps to support and uphold the value of academic integrity and honesty. Resources such as the Preventing plagiarism: Handbook for University Teachers, a self-study module on academic integrity for students, and previous research will help you to teach to avoid plagiarism.
Last updated: November 29, 2024
Source: Centre for the Advancement of University Teaching