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Asssessment and External Examining
SHORTCUTS: Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes | Feedback to Students | External Examining
Assessment is at the heart of the learning experience for students. Many purposes are served by assessment, including providing a means for measuring student achievement, enabling students to obtain feedback on the quality of their learning and giving staff the opportunity to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching.
Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes
'The Code' summarises the University's expectations for the conduct of assessment, progression and the award of a qualification in its taught programmes > >
- 2013-14: WEB VERSION | PDF VERSION [1510kb]
- 2012-13: WEB VERSION | PDF VERSION [1107kb]
- 2011-12: WEB VERSION | PDF VERSION [833kb]
- 2010-11: WEB VERSION | PDF VERSION [346kb]
The Code is monitored and updated annually by the Assessment Standing Group on behalf of Education Committee.
Feedback to students
Feedback is a vital element of the learning process, helping students to evaluate their current level of performance and how to improve it. Information here provides further advice and details of good practice on delivering formative feedback. More >>
External Examining for all taught programmes
Code of Practice for External Examining of Taught Programmes at the University of Bristol
The external examining system is one of the most important ways of ensuring that the programmes we are running are academically sound, that the students are acquiring the correct level of teaching and that programmes and that results are comparable to those in similar higher education institutions. At least one external examiner is appointed for each subject or group of subjects forming part of a degree programme. Further information and forms.