Assessment
Grade-based assessment for undergraduates 2012 / 13
For the 2012 / 13 academic year, NTU is introducing a new scheme for assessing undergraduate students' work. The scheme is known as grade-based assessment or GBA.
A major advantage of GBA is that it ensures that there is a direct link between the expected learning outcomes of the part of the course being assessed and what you, the student, have demonstrated in the assessment. The short video (above) explains this.
The specific arrangements relating to the assessment of a module will be set out in module documentation. Previously, assessed work was awarded a mark, usually a percentage. Following the introduction of GBA, each piece of assessed work will be awarded one of 17 grades (please read the document Undergraduate Grading Scheme for further details and to see the grade descriptors).
You will be informed about what is expected of you in order to achieve a particular grade. This information will mean that feedback on your work will be clear and you will be able to evaluate your progress towards your final degree classification.
A note for postgraduate students - If you are a postgraduate student your work will only be assessed using GBA on courses which have elected to pilot postgraduate GBA for the 2012 / 13 academic year. Your course leader will inform you of this. Please note that the postgraduate scheme differs slightly from the undergraduate GBA described below.
For more information on GBA, please watch the short video and read the documents below:
