Rethinking student evaluations: evidence and practice
In years gone by at the end of each semester, we would open an envelope containing hand-written student evaluations with a mix of expectation…
The Sydney Assessment Framework
The 6,700 unit of study availabilities in 2024 each had an average of 4.4 assessments. Students took around 30,000 individual assessments and there were…
Supporting students with early feedback in 2025
Higher Education Support Amendment Bill 2023 The Higher Education Support Amendment (Response to the Australian Universities Accord Interim Report) Bill 2023 requires universities establish a…
Aligning our assessments to the age of generative AI
TL;DR: The reality of assessment in the age of generative AI Generative AI tools exist that can accurately create content (including written work, images,…
Program level assessment design and the two-lane approach
The University’s ‘two-lane approach’ to assessment, summarised below in Table 1, focuses attention on the legislated need to ensure our graduates have met the…
To grade or not to grade – is it time to go gradeless?
At Sydney, almost all units of study use a graded system for assessment; that is students’ work is assessed as being on the scale…
Rules, access, familiarity, and trust – A practical approach to addressing generative AI in education
TEQSA recently asked all higher education institutions to reflect “meaningfully on the impact of generative AI” on teaching, learning and assessment practices and develop…
Frequently asked questions about the two-lane approach to assessment in the age of AI
The University’s ‘two-lane approach’ to assessment has been well received at the institution, nationally, and internationally. It is a simple model that recognises the…
Putting support for students at the centre – update on Semester 1 and looking forward to Semester 2
Response to the legislative changes to the Higher Education Support Amendment Bill 2023 in Semester 1 As reported previously in Teaching@Sydney, the new requirements…
Frequently asked questions about generative AI at Sydney
Over the past few weeks, we have held a number of roundtables and open forums with staff across the University around how we can…