Need inspiration to design your assessment?
Whether you are working on a new exam, a practical assessment, or an innovative evaluation method, TestEUR offers a broad and growing range of assessment methods that inspire and are directly applicable in higher education. With practical examples, background information, and ready-to-use guidance, we support you in designing high-quality and goal-oriented assessments. In this way, assessment becomes not only a means of evaluation, but also a powerful tool for learning and educational innovation.
We will later also provide theoretical insights on various themes, supported by tips and tools to implement them immediately in practice.
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To select assessment methods, you can use the filters or the search bar. The following filters are available:
- Purpose of assessment: Select what you want to measure or achieve with the assessment.
- Assessment duration: Choose a format that fits within the available time for students.
- Group size: Filter by the number of students the format is suitable for.
- Assessment environment: Select the setting in which the assessment takes place.
- Composition: Choose whether students work individually or in groups.
- Mode of assessment: Filter by how the assessment is administered.
Below you will find more explanation about the didactic goals (based on Bloom's taxonomy).
With this filter, you indicate what you want to achieve with the assessment. This helps you select formats that align with your intended learning outcomes. This could include assessing knowledge, evaluating skills, or supporting the learning process through formative assessment. By making the goal explicit, the assessment format better aligns with your course outcomes and helps you make informed decisions about what you expect from students.
Available filter options:
- Analysis: breaking down information to understand relationships and structures.
Application: using knowledge or skills in a new or practical situation.
Collaboration: working together with others on a task or product.
Creation: developing or designing a new idea, product, or solution.
Evaluation: assessing information, performance, or products based on criteria.
Understanding: grasping concepts and underlying principles.
Knowledge reproduction: remembering learned information.
Reflection: looking back on one’s own actions and learning from them.
Skills: performing practical or cognitive tasks.
This filter helps you select formats that fit within the available time for students. Some formats can be administered quickly, for example during a tutorial or lecture, while others require more time for preparation, execution, and grading. Considering time ensures the assessment is feasible while maintaining quality.
Available filter options:
Short: less than 1 hour.
Medium: less than 3 hours.
Long: more than 3 hours.
Multi-day / project-based: spans multiple days or sessions.
This filter helps determine how many students the assessment is suitable for. Whether you want to assess individuals or assign tasks to small or large groups, this filter provides a practical starting point for selecting formats that match the scale of your course.
Available filter options:
Small: fewer than 10 students.
Medium: fewer than 50 students.
Large: more than 50 students.
This filter refers to the context in which the assessment takes place, such as online, on-site, or in a hybrid format. This helps you consider practical conditions and available facilities within your teaching context.
Available filter options:
Secure setting: a controlled setting with measures to prevent fraud or unauthorized assistance.
Non-secure setting: an open setting without specific control measures during the assessment.
Off-site assessment: the assessment takes place at a location outside the institution.
On campus: the assessment takes place at a physical location of the educational institution.
Remote: the assessment is conducted online without physical presence on site.
With this filter, you indicate whether students work individually, in groups, or a combination of both. This is particularly relevant when you want to encourage collaboration or, conversely, assess individual performance.
Available filter options:
Group work: students collaborate in a group on a single task or product.
Pairs: students work together in pairs.
Individual: students complete the task independently without collaboration.
This filter refers to how the assessment is conducted, such as written, oral, digital, or practice-based formats. Using this filter helps you select formats that align with your teaching preferences and the nature of your learning objectives.
Available filter options:
Demonstration: students show their skills through practical performance.
Digital: the assessment is conducted using a digital system or platform.
Oral: students answer questions or engage in a spoken discussion.
Observation: assessment is based on observing students’ behavior or actions.
Paper-based: the assessment is conducted on paper.
Presentation: students present their work or findings orally to an audience.
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