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Supporting Assessments

There are many ways to support students with your well-designed assessments, from providing the correct information for them to allow them to complete the assessment properly, answering queries and adjusting the assessment for disabled students.

Below are the core requirements for supporting students with assessments.

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The process of determining coursework submission dates and updating them in SITS

Coursework Submission Dates
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What to include in Assessment Briefs and how to define Assessment Criteria

Assessment Briefs and Criteria
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Supporting disabled students in assessments

Reasonable Adjustments and Learning Contracts

During assessments, an FAQ should be set up for students to ask questions about the assessment. That can be set up in a Blackboard discussion, a Padlet board, or other tool. 

It is worth highlighting to students the support services available to them from the University which support assessment including: