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    modernising exams

    Submitted 3 weeks ago by Christopher Noble
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    • Teaching and Learning
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    Modernising exams to be inline with the information age we live . Not necessarily open book but the reliance on memory disadvantages several types of students, particularly the neurodivergant, mature students among others. There will never be a situation where you are not able to look up information, so why make exams in this way?
Students' Union
9:33pm on 24 Mar 25 Thanks for this suggestion, which makes some excellent points. One of the few silver linings of the pandemic was the increase in more authentic or inclusive forms of assessment that it brought about. We both need to prevent this progress from being lost now that we have transitioned out of the pandemic, and push for these modes to be implemented more widely. I continue to raise this at school level – through teaching reviews – and at university level, both in conversations with the Vice Principal for Education/the Education Deans and through the University’s education-related committees and groups. I will continue to take this forward, and any concrete updates will be provided through the SU-GGESTIONS “You Said, We Did” pages as they come into effect. – Miles, VP for Education