{"id":10141,"date":"2026-10-06T15:58:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T14:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/education-development-toolkit\/?page_id=10141"},"modified":"2026-10-12T16:18:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T15:18:03","slug":"section-4-co-creation-in-assessment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/education-development-toolkit\/section-4-co-creation-in-assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"Approaches to Assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This page provides practical tools and considerations to support any staff involved in designing, completing and marking for assessment and feedback. It is intended for all staff involved in assessment and feedback, whether academic or professional services, and whether the development under consideration is a new programme or enhancements to existing programmes or modules.<\/p>\n

Aligned to PSF: V1 and V2, K1, K3, K5, A3<\/p>\n

You can develop your understanding of Approaches to Assessment by engaging with our related Assessment and Feedback workshops.\u00a0 Find out more on the Cardiff LTA CPD page.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Co-creation in Assessment<\/a><\/p>\n

Authentic Assessment<\/a><\/p>\n

Teamwork as an Assessment Tool<\/a><\/p>\n

Individual Assessment methods<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Together, these resources aim to support you to work together with students and staff when creating and evaluating assessment and feedback, emphasising the importance of working collaboratively with colleagues and engaging students as partners. The next section will assist you in the creation of authentic assessment, which considers students\u2019 current and future learning needs. Section three considers teamwork, and related resources to support this form of assessment. The final section presents the large array of individual assessment methods and their different affordances for inclusivity and for effective and inclusive practice.<\/p>\n

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Co-creation in Assessment<\/strong><\/h3>\n

‘Co-creation of learning and teaching occurs when staff and students work collaboratively with one another to create components of curricula and \/ or pedagogical approaches.’ (Bovill et al, 2016: 196)<\/p>\n

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Engaging in dialogue with students about assessment facilitates a shared understanding of assessment. It is evident that when working on co-created assessment and feedback projects with students, this creates opportunities for students to voice their understandings of assessment and share in decision making regarding assessment purpose and design, enhancing literacy via mutual discussions of standards, criteria and feedback.<\/p>\n

Students can gain a better understanding of the assessment process \u2013 becoming assessment literate in the process and adjust their focus to be more on their learning rather than just their grades. It is also evident that it enhances the development of their skills and their assessment performance overall.<\/p>\n

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Ways to Foster Co-Creation in your Assessments<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Co-creation of assessment with students may include a range of ways to work more closely with students in areas that can enhance student engagement. Some of these areas are listed here:<\/p>\n