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Grade-Based Assessment
Simon Clark, Helen Kay, Caroline Heaton, Alan Donnelly
and Roger Eccleston
Grade-Based Assessment (GBA)
โ€ข What is it?
โ€ข Why use it?
โ€ข How do you implement it?
โ€ข Outcomes?
Pilot in Dept of Art and Design, from Sept 2013
What is it?
Degree class Grade Numerical equivalent Indicative mark range
First Perfect 1st 100 100
Exceptional 1st 96 99 - 93
High 1st 89 92 - 85
Mid 1st 81 84 - 78
Low 1st 74 77 - 70
Upper second High 2.1 68 69 - 67
Mid 2.1 65 66 - 64
Low 2.1 62 63 - 60
Lower second High 2.2 58 59 - 57
Mid 2.2 55 56 - 54
Low 2.2 52 53 - 50
Third High 3rd 48 49 - 47
Mid 3rd 45 46 - 44
Low 3rd 42 43 - 40
Fail Marginal fail 38 39 - 35
Mid fail 32 34 - 30
Low fail 18 29 - 1
Zero Zero 0 0
A Graduated Marking Scheme: marking range is
separated into a number of bands or grades
These grades are aligned to generic descriptors -
aiming to make assessment criteria clearer
Why use it?
GBA aims to....
โ€ข provide clarity to students
โ€ข streamline marking - faster feedback
โ€ข achieve clear differentiation at grade boundaries
(e.g., a low first = 74%, a high and 2.1 = 68%)
โ€ข recognise excellence and poor performance.....
.... through wider use of marking range......
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Numericalequivalent
Grade awarded
How do you implement it?
With students:
โ€ข Clear communication and management of expectations
โ€ข Written guidance, with FAQs
โ€ข Info of course Blackboard site
โ€ข Briefing at induction from Course leaders
โ€ข Introductory animation
With staff:
โ€ข Written guidance, workshops
Mechanical aspects:
โ€ข All work at task and subtask level awarded grades.
โ€ข Students received grade as part of feedback
โ€ข Each grade has a numerical equivalent
โ€ข Grades can be aggregated by weighted averages of
numerical equivalents (to combine subtasks, if used)
โ€ข Numerical equivalents of task marks entered into SI
(grudgingly!)
How do you implement it?
Outcomes?
Pilot in the Department of Art and Design, ACES:
2013-14: Introduced to entrants at L4
2014-15: L4 and L5
2015-16: all years at undergraduate level
Evaluation through staff surveys, focus groups,
evaluation of student performance.
Staff feedback
Question Positive
response
Clear distinctions at grade boundaries? 82%
Greater use of the 'full marking range'? 56%
GBA easier than numerical system? 75%
Impact on holistic assessment of students'
work?
63%
Saves time? 69%
Overall impact on assessment practice? 75%
Student feedback
1.a. I have had information
which explains how Grade-
Based Assessment works
1.b. I have a good
understanding of how
Grade-Based Assessment
works
1.c. The Grading
Descriptors help me to
understand what I need to
do to get a good grade
1.d. Grade-Based
Assessment helps me to
understand how well I have
done on my modules
1.e. Grade-Based
Assessment helps me to
understand how well I am
doing on my course
Not Applicable 0.0% 0.0% 2.9% 0.0% 1.5%
Disagreed 4.4% 7.4% 14.7% 8.8% 14.7%
Agreed 95.6% 92.6% 82.4% 91.2% 83.8%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
ResponseOutcome(%)
Responses to the 'Grade-Based Assessment'
questionnaire items
Student performance
Level 4
Mean Max Min St Dev %>70 %<40
Weighted average
of modules 57.7% 79.6% 15.5% 13.8% 15.6% 8.5%
Level 5
Mean Max Min St Dev %>70 %<40
Weighted average
of modules 57.1% 78.1% 19.1% 13.4% 18.3% 9.4%
Are we inflating or deflating grades?
Concluding remarks
GBA has the potential to provide benefits including:
โ€ข Use of the full marking range
โ€ข Differentiation at grade boundaries
โ€ข Clear student expectations
โ€ข Grade feedback matches final outcome
โ€ข Expediting feedback
Thanks - any questions?

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Grade based assessment

  • 1. Grade-Based Assessment Simon Clark, Helen Kay, Caroline Heaton, Alan Donnelly and Roger Eccleston
  • 2. Grade-Based Assessment (GBA) โ€ข What is it? โ€ข Why use it? โ€ข How do you implement it? โ€ข Outcomes? Pilot in Dept of Art and Design, from Sept 2013
  • 3. What is it? Degree class Grade Numerical equivalent Indicative mark range First Perfect 1st 100 100 Exceptional 1st 96 99 - 93 High 1st 89 92 - 85 Mid 1st 81 84 - 78 Low 1st 74 77 - 70 Upper second High 2.1 68 69 - 67 Mid 2.1 65 66 - 64 Low 2.1 62 63 - 60 Lower second High 2.2 58 59 - 57 Mid 2.2 55 56 - 54 Low 2.2 52 53 - 50 Third High 3rd 48 49 - 47 Mid 3rd 45 46 - 44 Low 3rd 42 43 - 40 Fail Marginal fail 38 39 - 35 Mid fail 32 34 - 30 Low fail 18 29 - 1 Zero Zero 0 0 A Graduated Marking Scheme: marking range is separated into a number of bands or grades
  • 4. These grades are aligned to generic descriptors - aiming to make assessment criteria clearer
  • 5. Why use it? GBA aims to.... โ€ข provide clarity to students โ€ข streamline marking - faster feedback โ€ข achieve clear differentiation at grade boundaries (e.g., a low first = 74%, a high and 2.1 = 68%) โ€ข recognise excellence and poor performance.....
  • 6. .... through wider use of marking range...... 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Numericalequivalent Grade awarded
  • 7. How do you implement it? With students: โ€ข Clear communication and management of expectations โ€ข Written guidance, with FAQs โ€ข Info of course Blackboard site โ€ข Briefing at induction from Course leaders โ€ข Introductory animation With staff: โ€ข Written guidance, workshops
  • 8. Mechanical aspects: โ€ข All work at task and subtask level awarded grades. โ€ข Students received grade as part of feedback โ€ข Each grade has a numerical equivalent โ€ข Grades can be aggregated by weighted averages of numerical equivalents (to combine subtasks, if used) โ€ข Numerical equivalents of task marks entered into SI (grudgingly!) How do you implement it?
  • 9. Outcomes? Pilot in the Department of Art and Design, ACES: 2013-14: Introduced to entrants at L4 2014-15: L4 and L5 2015-16: all years at undergraduate level Evaluation through staff surveys, focus groups, evaluation of student performance.
  • 10. Staff feedback Question Positive response Clear distinctions at grade boundaries? 82% Greater use of the 'full marking range'? 56% GBA easier than numerical system? 75% Impact on holistic assessment of students' work? 63% Saves time? 69% Overall impact on assessment practice? 75%
  • 11. Student feedback 1.a. I have had information which explains how Grade- Based Assessment works 1.b. I have a good understanding of how Grade-Based Assessment works 1.c. The Grading Descriptors help me to understand what I need to do to get a good grade 1.d. Grade-Based Assessment helps me to understand how well I have done on my modules 1.e. Grade-Based Assessment helps me to understand how well I am doing on my course Not Applicable 0.0% 0.0% 2.9% 0.0% 1.5% Disagreed 4.4% 7.4% 14.7% 8.8% 14.7% Agreed 95.6% 92.6% 82.4% 91.2% 83.8% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ResponseOutcome(%) Responses to the 'Grade-Based Assessment' questionnaire items
  • 12. Student performance Level 4 Mean Max Min St Dev %>70 %<40 Weighted average of modules 57.7% 79.6% 15.5% 13.8% 15.6% 8.5% Level 5 Mean Max Min St Dev %>70 %<40 Weighted average of modules 57.1% 78.1% 19.1% 13.4% 18.3% 9.4% Are we inflating or deflating grades?
  • 13. Concluding remarks GBA has the potential to provide benefits including: โ€ข Use of the full marking range โ€ข Differentiation at grade boundaries โ€ข Clear student expectations โ€ข Grade feedback matches final outcome โ€ข Expediting feedback
  • 14. Thanks - any questions?