asg section f - examinations and other forms of assessment

9 Assessment and Feedback to Students
9.1 It is a requirement, when determining the assessment requirements for a programme,
that:
• all modules should include at least one opportunity to provide students with
evaluative feedback on their work from which they can judge how they have
performed and how they can improve;
• students are provided in advance of undertaking an assignment or other form of
assessment with the criteria on which their work will be assessed [Guidelines on
good practice in relation to determining and using assessment criteria are set out
in Appendix F1].
• that assessment of any module by formal examination shall be restricted to a
maximum of 80% of the total marks for a given academic level;
9.2 It is also a requirement that:
• for formative assignments and exercises on which students would normally expect
to receive feedback, that the module/programme documents and relevant
assessment guides should specify how long after submission the students will
receive such feedback. Feedback would be given to students within 4 weeks of
submission and this normally would be at least one week before the submission
date for subsequent and related assignments.
10 Consideration and Promulgation of Results
10.1 The Faculty Examination Officer(s) will prepare a mark sheet. The format will vary from one
programme to another and the mark sheet may be prepared by computer or manually.
The mark sheet should serve both to provide the Board of Examiners with full information
about each candidate and to provide a record in future years (for providing references,
transcripts etc). It is best if all marks are expressed as percentages for easy comparison; the
weighting of each mark in the overall total should be clearly indicated. Column headings
should be clear and, if abbreviations are used to save space, a key should be provided.
See also Examination Office Guidance on the Preparation of Results.
10.2 The Board of Examiners will consider each candidate in turn. Any agreed change in marks
should be entered on the mark sheet by crossing out the original entry and inserting the
new figure. The result for each candidate should be entered when agreed. The Board of
Examiners may wish to take factors other than the total mark into account in determining
whether a candidate has passed or gained a certain class but it is important that equal
consideration is given to all candidates near the same borderline. The Board of Examiners
has a duty to consider any mitigating or extenuating circumstances which relate to either
examination or other forms of assessment which may have impaired a candidate's
performance (see Section F of the Regulations). The Board of Examiners must also consider
the situation of candidates who were absent from an examination [including those who
were entitled to resit but who failed to do so] and make recommendations. When all
recommendations have been decided for all candidates, the Chair should sign the mark
sheet, as should the external examiner(s) in the case of externally assessed examinations.
10.3 The Dean of Faculty is responsible for informing candidates of the results of examinations
and other forms of assessment. This may be done before the results have been approved
by the Senate Progression And Conferment Executive [and when awards are to be made],
provided the list or letters make it clear that the results are provisional and may be subject
to change.
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