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STRENGTHENINGCAPACITYFORENVIRONMENTALLAWINTHEASIA-

PACIFIC:DEVELOPINGENVIRONMENTALLAWCHAMPIONSCebu,August22-26,2016

SESSION17:ASSESSMENTOPTIONS

PresentedbyProfAlexanderPaterson

UniversityofCapeTown

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PURPOSEOFTHISSESSION

2

CONTENTOVERVIEW

SKILLS

AssessmentOpIons

Self-DirectedDiscussion

RoleofAssessment

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DESIGNINGANASSESSMENTSCHEME

PRESCRIPTIVE CONSULTATIVEbenefits

summaIve/formaIve

Iming

mandatory/discreIonary

once-off/conInuous

individual/group

typesofassessment

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TRADTITIONALASSESSMENTOPTIONS

EXAMINATION RESEARCHPAPER

natureofquesIons

open/closedbook

university/takehome

wriWen/oral pracIcal/theoreIcal

criIcal/descripIve

duraIon

length

style/referenceguidelines

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OTHERASSESSMENTOPTIONS

orals spotquiz moots

legalopinions shortfilms photoessays

reflecIvejournal

guidedreading

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DETERMININGSTUDENTMARKS

SUMMATIVE

FORMATIVE

FORMATIVE

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PURPOSEOFTHISSESSION

7

CONTENTOVERVIEW

SKILLS

AssessmentOpIons

Self-DirectedDiscussion

RoleofAssessment