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8. What principles should a great assessment design follow?

• A. The activity is a learning experience

• B. It is seen as valid and worthwhile

• C. It actively promotes learning and skills beyond the act itself

• D. The student is an active agent throughout

• E. It has a strong positive backwash effect on learning during the course

• F. It enables students to celebrate and portray achievements

• G. It is part of a sequence of great designs over the course as a whole

• H. It arises from a great learning environment

• I. It is not excessively resource-intensive

• J. It requires and prompts informed judgement

Notes:

Let us now try to put together some of these features into a set of principles a great assessment design should address.