How Digital Technologies Are Changing Assessment Approaches in Education

Questions for Self-Assessment

1. What are the three main ways in which digital technologies enhance the assessment process in higher education?

2. What are the most common challenges in ensuring fairness and authenticity in digital assessment?

3. How can learning analytics help instructors adapt their teaching and assessment?

4. What is the difference between formative and summative assessment in a digital environment from the perspective of assessment fairness?

5. Do you recognise examples of learning through assessment in your own practice?

Questions for Reflection

1. How could you use digital tools in your course to provide timely and personalized feedback to students?

2. What steps would you take to ensure equal access to digital tools for all students, regardless of their digital skills or technical resources?

3. In what ways could generative artificial intelligence become an ally rather than a threat in the assessment process?

4. If you had to choose between traditional methods (e.g., oral exams or written in-class tests) and digital approaches, which would you choose and why?

5. How could you integrate self-assessment into your course to help students develop metacognitive skills and take greater responsibility for their learning?