Inclusive Assessment To Support First Year Students On Computing Programmes

The objective of assessment in third level education is to determine a student’s level of knowledge.

The objective of assessment in third level education is to determine a student’s level of knowledge. But what if a student has the requisite level of knowledge but cannot convey this knowledge via the assessment mode?

Inclusive Assessment takes into consideration different types of learners in the classroom and offers them a “menu” of assessment modes to suit their abilities, while still achieving the primary objective of the assessment.

This project focuses on assessments within computing modules to establish if they are suited to different learners, and - if not - recommendations will be made as to how these could become more inclusive.