In the joint MSc programme Global Challenges for Sustainability the concept of programmatic assessment is applied. The main focus in this approach is the student’s learning. Instead of the ‘jumping through summative assessment hoops’, assessments should promote learning.
To get an overview on programmatic assessment, see this video.
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Programmatic assessment
Programmatic assessment (Van der Vleuten et al., 2012; Van der Vleuten, Schuwirth, Driessen, Govaerts, & Heeneman, 2015) is a new approach to assessment that focuses on optimising the learning and decision-making function. The main focus is the student’s learning. Instead of the ‘jumping through summative assessment hoops’, assessments should promote learning. This is done by disconnecting the pass/fail decision from one single assessment moment. Instead, the student is provided with meaningful and rich feedback to help them develop themselves. Ultimately, multiple moments of assessment over a longer period of time lead to a pass/fail decision.
Activity plan
The Professional Development Team of the CHARM-EU Alliance developed an activity plan to introduce the concept of programmatic assessment. This activity plan consists of a lesson plan and additional slides that can be used to host a similar workshop in your own university or alliance.
Learning objectives
After this session, participants are able to:
- Explain with programmatic assessment principles and their benefits.
- Apply rubrics to their assessment and explain why this is beneficial.
The materials include a first introduction to programmatic assessment in the form of a one-hour interactive workshop session. The aim of this workshop is for participants to understand the programmatic assessment principles and their benefits. Next to that they will be applying the principles by practicing with rubrics for their assessment and feedback. This workshop has been tested extensively with various target groups in different activities.
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The ClimEx-PE project grew out of the CHARM-EU framework through a series of well-defined steps
| Step | Action | Who should be involved | CHARM-EU supporting document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Get a general overview of programmatic assessment | Academic staff, support staff | See resources in the previous section. |
| 2 | Use activity plan to host a workshop in your own institution | Academic staff, support staff | See resources in the previous section. See a brief summary on the Programmatic Assessment Workshop at Utrecht University |
| 3 | Exchange case examples of a programmatic assessment approach | Academic staff, support staff | Contact CHARM-EU support staff through the form below selecting ‘I would like to get local educational support/consultation‘. |
