2025
Pedagogical assessment in higher education: Embedding formative assessment in practice
Name: Pedagogical assessment in higher education: Embedding formative assessment in practice
Code: PED16167O
3 ECTS
Duration: 14 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area:
Education Sciences
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
O1. To clarify pedagogical assessment concepts and practices;
O2. To understand the roles and characteristics of pedagogical assessment;
O3. To understand the principles of pedagogical assessment;
O4. To understand the link between assessment, teaching and learning;
O5. To understand the criteria for assessment, what they are used for and how they are developed;
O6. To understand the process of rubric development and its potential to regulate learning;
O7. To understand the role of feedback in regulating teaching and learning;
O8. To understand the impact of different types of feedback on the learning process;
O9. To understand the characteristics of quality feedback;
O10. To understand the need for pedagogical assessment planning;
O11. To understand the need to diversify assessment tools and tasks according to the nature of the learning, the context and the characteristics of the students.
O2. To understand the roles and characteristics of pedagogical assessment;
O3. To understand the principles of pedagogical assessment;
O4. To understand the link between assessment, teaching and learning;
O5. To understand the criteria for assessment, what they are used for and how they are developed;
O6. To understand the process of rubric development and its potential to regulate learning;
O7. To understand the role of feedback in regulating teaching and learning;
O8. To understand the impact of different types of feedback on the learning process;
O9. To understand the characteristics of quality feedback;
O10. To understand the need for pedagogical assessment planning;
O11. To understand the need to diversify assessment tools and tasks according to the nature of the learning, the context and the characteristics of the students.
Contents
C1. Concepts in the context of pedagogical assessment
C2. Roles and characteristics of pedagogical assessment
C3. Principles of pedagogical assessment
C4. Linking assessment, teaching and learning
C5. Assessment criteria - What are they? What are they for? How are they developed?
C6. Rubrics: characteristics and usefulness
C7. Feedback and regulation of teaching and learning
C8. Types of feedback
C9. Characteristics of quality feedback
C10. Planning pedagogical assessment
C11. Assessment tools and techniques
C2. Roles and characteristics of pedagogical assessment
C3. Principles of pedagogical assessment
C4. Linking assessment, teaching and learning
C5. Assessment criteria - What are they? What are they for? How are they developed?
C6. Rubrics: characteristics and usefulness
C7. Feedback and regulation of teaching and learning
C8. Types of feedback
C9. Characteristics of quality feedback
C10. Planning pedagogical assessment
C11. Assessment tools and techniques
Teaching Methods
The aim is to provide pedagogical experiences to be replicated in the trainees? own classes (pedagogical isomorphism), favouring a theoretical-practical approach, with opportunities to explore real examples, eventually brought by trainees about their practice, taking advantage of the diversity of scientific areas to which they belong. Pedagogical models centred on the trainee, promoting autonomy, critical thinking and creativity, communication and collaboration are valued. Pedagogical diversity is prioritized, through individual tasks, in small and large groups, the discussion and debate of ideas, the critical analysis of scenarios and the resolution of problems, mobilizing diverse resources, including self-regulation questionnaires, rubrics, texts, videos and digital tools.
Assessment
The assessment is qualitative, resulting in a final grade of approved or not approved. Approval implies attendance and fulfillment of the proposed tasks.
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