Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community

The main message of this Australian report (20 page PDF) is that "Rather than investing primarily in detection mechanisms, institutions need to emphasise the redesign of assessment to capture authentic demonstrations of student capability and comprehension." But how? They offer three pathways: program-level assessment reform, which "creates multiple, interconnected, secure points of evidence"; assurance at the unit/subject level, which includes "assessments that restrict gen AI or other assistance"; and "a hybrid approach that combines elements of both program-wide assessment reform and assurance of learning at the unit/subject level." So, basically, just adding a program-level assessment to the rest. Not very inspired.

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