On this page: Find preparation tips, resources, and support for implementing PASL.
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Preparing for PASL
Many McGill instructors already have assessment practices that align with PASL and will only have to make minor adjustments. Here are some ideas for applying assessment for learning in an assignment:
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Aim to make each assessment task an opportunity for students to deepen their learning.
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Allow students to demonstrate their learning in a variety of ways.
Provide a diversity of tasks, for example, presentations, reports, posters, projects, or exams. . -
Give students early and ongoing feedback.
Frequent (often low-stakes) practice opportunities allow students to demonstrate their learning, and frequent feedback lets them know how their learning is progressing. See an example of how to break down a writing assignment into stages. -
Set clear expectations for students鈥� work verbally and in writing.
Make sure your students understand how to succeed at assessment tasks in your course. Write meaningful criteria for how to assess students鈥� learning and share them with students before they submit their work. Learn more about assessment criteria. -
Use assessment tools to communicate expectations.
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Engage students in a dialogue around assessment.
Have class discussions with students about their understanding of expectations and criteria. Invite them to .
PASL implementation resources听
Check out these resources to help you align your assessment strategies with the new Policy:听听
NEW! Course Outline Template and Guide - ready for PASL
The includes a checklist of required items and a template with instructions for creating or revising your course outline. Check out the Fall 2024 template to see what changes you might need to make in light of PASL.
Assessment for learning听
Assessment for learning is the key concept and rationale behind PASL.
- Learn more about and how to begin integrating it into your courses.听
- Find on designing assessments that enhance student learning and motivation to learn.听听
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- Get support on taking a learning-centered approach to designing your courses.听听
Assessment criteria
Under PASL, instructors must provide clear criteria on how an assessment task will be graded.
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- Learn about .
- Read about the and recommended practices for using them.
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Examples of assessment tools
Find a used by McGill instructors that you can use for inspiration and adapt to your course context.
Inclusive assessment
Equitable and inclusive assessments are coherent with assessment for learning and are designed to ensure fair and effective ways of measuring student learning.
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- Find recommendations for to implement in your course.
- Learn about methods for assessing student learning in keeping with .
Participation听
Under PASL, participation is considered an assessment task, regardless of how much it is worth. Students will benefit from a clear understanding of how their participation grade is calculated.
- Read up on ideas for and strategies for .听听
- What if you stopped giving participation grades? Learn from in this blog post.
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Well-being
The well-being of both students and instructors is foundational to PASL, and promoting 鈥渉ealthy learning environments鈥� is one of its guiding principles.
- for a five-part miniseries on assessment and well-being.
- Access slides and resources from our webinar .
- Find more ideas for .
PASL promotion resources
Share these resources with your students and colleagues to spread the word about the new Policy.
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Book a consultation
Get targeted support designing assessment strategies in time for PASL implementation. Teaching and Learning Services (TLS) offers both individual and unit/program consultations on a variety of teaching and learning topics.