Multiple Methods of Assessment
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Written examinations Coursework
Tutor-led assessment Student-led assessment
Implicit criteria Explicit criteria
Competition Cooperation
Product assessment Process assessment
Objectives Outcomes
Content Competencies
Course assessment Modular assessment
Advanced levels Assessed prior learning
Assessment for grading assessment for 

Orientations to Learning

KNOWLEDGE SEEKER UNDERSTANDING SEEKER
Stores facts, concepts, generalizations Tries to relate information or tasks to own experience
Collects skills, procedures Makes links to other bodies of knowledge
Breaks down problems and tasks into separate sub-units Restructures for personal meaning
Makes links within units of knowledge Synthesizes
Uses memorization skills Likes to work from 'wholes' picture
Works methodically through logical order of task problem Searches for underlying structure, purpose, and meaning
Analyses Intuitive use of evidence
Uses systematic trial and error Uses analogies, metaphors