Assessment
Assessment takes the form of formative (informal) and summative (formal) assessment.
Formative assessments carry no weighting but are really important and designed to help you achieve your best in the final summative assessments. Formative assessment can take different forms such as student support teams, informal peer assessment or rehearsed presentations and performances. It is also embedded in your ongoing engagement with tutors and is part of the individual tutorial system.
Assessment normally requires a combination of practical work and critical reflection, for example a performance or group presentation with subsequent oral assessment or written analysis). Written assessment is varied and some modules may require different forms such as essay, contextual analysis, blog, creative writing or learning journal. There is also one formal written examination in the third year.
The following gives an indication of the types of assessment you might expect across any year. This is only an indication and will vary depending upon your choice of modules.
Year 1
- 3 x essays / reflections
- 4 x group practicals / performance work
- 2 x individual or group presentations
Year 2
- 4 x essays / reflections
- 4 x oral assessments
- 4 x group practicals / performance work
Year 3
- 4 x essays / reflections
- 4 x group practicals / performance work
- 1 x major independent study project (approx. 6,000 words or equivalent)
- 1 x formal examination of 2 hours duration
You will receive feedback on practice assessments and on formal assessments undertaken by coursework. Feedback on examination performance is available upon request from the module leader. Feedback is intended to support learning and you are encouraged to discuss it with personal academic tutors and module tutors as appropriate.
We aim to provide you with feedback on formal course work assessments within 20 working days of hand-in.