Assessment quality is a cornerstone of high-quality education. The Educational Advisers within the BMS Teaching Academy offer a variety of instruments that BMS programmes may employ to safeguard and enhance the quality of their assessment. Every selected activity results in a report that may be used as proof of assessment quality assurance with the Exam Board and during accreditation.
Overview of Assessment QA Instruments
Instrument | Description | Unit | Best for |
Assessment Development Project (ADP) | After a preliminary screening, the teaching team is supported in implementing the necessary changes to their assessment strategy, method, instruments, etc. | MSc course or BSc study unit | Enhancing quality, redesigning, innovating |
Assessment Screening (AS) | The course is screened, and recommendations for improvement are formulated. | MSc course or BSc study unit | Monitoring |
Team Assessment Workshop (TW) | In a series of structured and facilitated activities, the coordinators of module components discuss and evaluate assessment strategy, methods, and instruments in the module. | BSc module or course with multiple teachers and assessment components | Increasing consistency within a module, teacher professionalisation |
AI-resilient assessment workshop (AIW) | A hands-on workshop (usually 3h long) in which teaching teams discuss priorities for their assessment practices in times of AI, get inspired by successful UT examples, and redesign their assessments through structured activities and peer feedback. | Programme or track level | Increase the resilience and relevance of assessments in the face of AI |
Capacity
For the academic year 2026-27, each programme may request activities up to the maximum capacity below:
- 1 ADP/AS per MSc course, AND
- 2 ADP/AS per BSc study unit (e.g., module component), AND
- 1 workshop (TW/AIW)
Resilience of assessments to AI
Advice on whether assessments are resilient to AI are given in line with guidelines of the BMS Examination Boards. If a programme is concerned about the resilience of particular assessments to AI, we recommend having a conversation with the examiner based on the guidelines rather than requesting an assessment screening in first place. A member of the Teaching Academy can contribute to such a conversation by giving advice on the current resilience of assessments and possible ways to strengthen it.
how to time your screening / workshop request
Timing is essential for the success of assessment QA actions. Irrespective of the chosen instrument, teachers should have at least one quartile to work on identified improvement points. However, for larger courses and more intense redesign or improvement efforts, more time may be required. Hence, the assessment QA action must be aligned with the course PDCA cycle.
The PMT is recommended to send in a request when the course has just finished, and the exam and SEQ results become available. The action should then start as soon as possible, in accordance with the Educational Adviser assigned to the project and the study unit coordinator.
How to request an action?
There are multiple ways in which a PMT can request an assessment QA action:
- Through the form below.
- If you are not sure of what instrument to choose for a specific course, contact teachingacademy-bms@utwente.nl.
Form
