If you use exams as part of your assessment strategy, here are the key operational dates for T1 you’ll need to know. We also share information on exam scheduling and design that can help make exams a more effective experience for you and your students.
Key dates
Top tip – mark these dates on your staff wall planner…!
- Mon 6th March – Scheduling information due (via survey completion)
- Friday 10th March – Conduct of your exam and permitted materials information due (via survey completion)
- Wed 22nd March – Exams & eAssessment Team will contact you directly to advise the URL of the quiz activity you should use
- Wed 26th April – Your exam will need to be complete and ‘student ready’
- Mon 29th May – Exam period starts – ends 9th June
- Tues 20th June – Results submission due by 3pm
- Fri 23rd June – Results released to students
Exams – not just for the assessment period
You may not be not aware that supervised exams are held during most weeks of every trimester, but many areas now routinely hold exams outside of the assessment period. For example:
- The Early Deferred exam period for Law and Business starts 13th March
- The first of the supervised Mid Term exams for Health begin on 15th March
Scheduling exams outside of the assessment period is an option available to all units – if you would like us to provide exam supervision during the teaching period, especially for deferred or supplementary exams, please give us as much notice and as many details as possible via OLXforstaff@une.edu.au
Designing for flexibility and integrity
Many units already utilise Moodle Question Bank functionality and/or randomisation to disrupt any benefit to sharing exam information in a non-synchronous exam environment. Adopting these features allows for greater comfort when considering how you will balance flexibility with academic integrity. We see this as key to assisting your students by providing the flexibility they need via availability windows, as well as enabling a quick and effective response via rescheduling if any issues arise. It’s an investment in resilient assessment design that can be used for future exams.
Assessment design strategies such as incorporating rich media, assessing for higher order thinking and using different Moodle activities (exams don’t have to be quizzes…!) can also create resilient approaches to exams that maximise flexibility whilst maintaining integrity. We can provide advice on assessment design – just get in touch with us to discuss your needs.
Please do not hesitate to contact us via olxforstaff@une.edu.au if you would like to discuss your exams or request any assistance, and remember:
