Reconsidering Resits by AN https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv QAA Assessment Festival en-us 2023-04-04 10:23:45 UTC 2026-01-09 12:11:44 UTC hello@padlet.com hotspot https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2543505146 2023-04-04 10:29:00 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2543505146 hotspot https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2543511610 2023-04-04 10:38:15 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2543511610 You may like to consider how would you monitor and evaluate this approach? hotspot https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2565791613 2023-04-24 14:22:38 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2565791613 better student progression numbers https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570150505 2023-04-27 10:19:08 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570150505 Removes the penalisation and opens up the potential for full marks to be achieved chriswhiting1 https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570150558 2023-04-27 10:19:12 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570150558 students abusing the system https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570150815 2023-04-27 10:19:33 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570150815 How it works for collaborative assessments https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570152053 2023-04-27 10:20:57 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570152053 encourages students to learn the full content rather than focusing on just enough to achieve the capped mark https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570152120 2023-04-27 10:21:00 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570152120 Measures student learning https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570152153 2023-04-27 10:21:02 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570152153 Being able to act on feedback from first submission lizfb1 https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570152362 2023-04-27 10:21:17 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570152362 Better progression for some students https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570152625 2023-04-27 10:21:34 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570152625 Will this be gamed by students? https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570152717 2023-04-27 10:21:38 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570152717 Encourages risk taking lizfb1 https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570152870 2023-04-27 10:21:47 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570152870 It could help make failure *meaningfully* developmental https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570153424 2023-04-27 10:22:27 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570153424 Might reduce stress of going through EC procedure lizfb1 https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570153478 2023-04-27 10:22:31 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570153478 It would be beneficial for students with special educational needs https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570153510 2023-04-27 10:22:33 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570153510 Offer alternative resit methods (like-for like) that measure same lLOs but in a different way https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570153536 2023-04-27 10:22:34 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570153536 could students use this as an alternative to mitigation, and discourage accessing support where needed? https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570153676 2023-04-27 10:22:42 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570153676 Students could game the system by waiting to see what the exam is and then 'fail strategically.' It discourages students from trying their best (they could be in a tricky position if they just scraped a pass...) https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570154386 2023-04-27 10:23:32 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570154386 students gaming the system could lead to unintentional assessment bunching at later assessment points https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570155286 2023-04-27 10:24:24 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570155286 Monitor and track changes in grade vs student profiles to see link with assessment mode/timing and outcomes (grade inflation)? https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570155477 2023-04-27 10:24:32 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570155477 Reducing the volume of ECs lizfb1 https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570156002 2023-04-27 10:25:06 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570156002 Dare I say...mark reductions rather than caps? https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570156274 2023-04-27 10:25:25 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570156274 Would the students who have passed first time feel disadvantaged by the perception that others had more time to complete the assessment? https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570156325 2023-04-27 10:25:28 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570156325 We have a general issue with submission anyway - this may increase the number of students not submitting and waiting until later hfenwick3 https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570157082 2023-04-27 10:26:17 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570157082 Students may have more motivation to complete the resit to a higher standard. https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570157086 2023-04-27 10:26:18 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570157086 If students require uncapped resits for inclusivity or other mitigation reasons, it would suggest that the inclusivity and mitigation processes are not fit for purpose. You are potentially using uncapped resits as an alternative to something which should be robust rather than fixing the problem. jane_colley https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570157362 2023-04-27 10:26:32 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570157362 Additional opportunities for students who are not engaging in the first instance. https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570158101 2023-04-27 10:27:21 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570158101 How do you actually differentiate and recognise the current "First" or "Distinction" p_harrison2 https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570159154 Are we changing to degrees by credit accumulation, in which case does competency have classification?]]> 2023-04-27 10:28:19 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570159154 Additional workload for tutors. https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570159197 2023-04-27 10:28:22 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570159197 Not completing the learning needed for the next modules - if they have not completed the assessment hfenwick3 https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570159311 2023-04-27 10:28:31 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570159311 How it would impact on other processes and policies within the institution. jim_harris https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570159990 2023-04-27 10:29:16 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570159990 It is a learning process - you don't always get it right first time! hfenwick3 https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570160801 2023-04-27 10:30:04 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570160801 Impact of AI and how it might slip through the net over the Summer resits and students might get away with cheating more likely discoverdigital https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570161785 2023-04-27 10:31:09 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570161785 Future employment/occupations and institutional reputation p_harrison2 https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570162510 2023-04-27 10:32:03 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570162510 If uncapping is a way to address assessment bunching (due to issues around curriculum and learning design), students may end up creating their own bunching of assessments. jim_harris https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570162667 2023-04-27 10:32:15 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570162667 Impact on hons classifications lfmasson1 https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570162898 2023-04-27 10:32:31 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570162898 I don't know anymore!!! This whole discussion has blown my mind chriswhiting1 https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570164407 2023-04-27 10:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570164407 additional workload https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570164703 2023-04-27 10:34:42 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570164703 students making bad decisions, because they are anxious and not well supported https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570165014 2023-04-27 10:35:06 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570165014 It feels like challenging the why's we should 'punish' students, this has proven very tricky for me chriswhiting1 https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570165121 2023-04-27 10:35:13 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570165121 https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570165292 In cases where resits allow students to improve marks/grades (rather than just get a pass), does it create additional pressure on the student to achieve more and more?]]> 2023-04-27 10:35:26 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570165292 Curriculum design https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570165369 2023-04-27 10:35:31 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570165369 Lots of the things here are so important - taking risks, learning from failure, development etc- but would not a better way of achieving these to change our assessments? https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570165649 2023-04-27 10:35:54 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570165649 students not acquiring the necessary skills/knowledge to progress through the programme, eg semester 2 relies on semester 1 knowledge. this is already a problem though https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570165911 2023-04-27 10:36:13 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570165911 How do we cope with disciplinary differences and PSRB requirements around standards? https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570165965 2023-04-27 10:36:17 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570165965 Comparison of what the potential grades they could have recieved when they were capped previously, against grades achieved when uncapped chriswhiting1 https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570167487 2023-04-27 10:38:05 UTC https://padlet.com/hotspot/29t42l250dkxswlv/wish/2570167487