This questionnaire is about your personal experiences of the assessment process. It is in 2 parts: Part 1 asks about your own assessment experiences and then asks you to comment on a student's experience of assessment. Part 2 asks one question about how you would visually represent assessment. All responses are anonymous. If you are currently a staff member, please respond to the questions from your experiences when you were a student. The research is part of my PhD, please contact me if you have any questions.

Part 1

Your assessment experiences

1. a) Are you currently...

b) Are you in an art and design discipline?

If no,

What discipline are you in (e.g. computing, engineering, HCI)

2. Write down up to five words which you would use to describe your experiences of assessment?

3. Give an example of how you use assessment to help you learn?

4. Write down up to five words which you would use to describe your experiences of learning?

5. a) Please tell a story about your experiences of assessment - imagine you are telling it to another student.

This could be about a good or bad experience, about feedback, an exam, peer asssesment, how you assess your abilities on a day to day basis, or perhaps just generally about how you feel about assessment.

b) Would you be happy to give permission for this story to be uploaded to a site where people can share their experiences of assessment? (You can view this site at www.storiesabout.com if you are unsure)

If yes,

Please write your name (or initials, username, nickname etc if you wish to be anonymous) that you wish to be put next to your story.

6. Please read the student's story below and then respond to it as requested. In your responses, imagine you are responding directly to the student. You may not have a response to all 4 questions, but please have a go - there is no right or wrong way to respond.

The Student's Story

"I produced a print through using a variety of digital media techniques which I felt addressed the brief given in a creative manner and which produced an art work that was also stunning too. I put a lot of effort into it and at the end, although I felt I addressed the brief and got a good mark (5 out of 6), I kept looking at it and thinking – is this really good, is it creative, is it only me that thinks it is good. I worried about handing it in for assessment in case it got slated. Even with the good mark, I am not sure – I only have the mark, no comments – was I just going through the motions of addressing the brief or was I being truly creative in the methods I was applied, I’m not sure." - Morag

a) Similar story

Please respond to this story replying to the student with a similar experience, perhaps the story reminds you of a similar experience that you or a friend has gone through.

b) Viewpoint story

Please respond to this story by giving a reply to the student which looks at their story from a different viewpoint, e.g. tutor, peer, examiner.

c) Wonder if story

Please respond to this story by giving a reply to the student which considers different possibilities: imagine reading the story and then saying, 'I wonder if...'

d) What learnt story

Please respond to this story by telling the student what you have learnt from reading their experience. This could be anything which you thought of whilst reading the story.

Now, please press the Submit button to submit your responses to Part 1 and to take you to Part 2.