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Gateway to Digital Assessment is National Forum-funded project which aims to develop a shared understanding of digital assessment between Trinity staff and students.

A video overview of the project is available below:

With a focus on pedagogy, Gateway contains a wealth of resources for staff and students including:  

For Staff: 

  • Research-informed pedagogical approaches to the design and facilitation of digital assessment.  
  • Resources on a wide range of digital assessment types. 
  • Voices from the disciplines: staff experiences of designing digital assessments. 
  • Student perspectives on their experience of digital assessment approaches.    
  • Examples of digital assessment in practice. 

For Students:

  • Focus on assessment literacy, helping students to understand the nature and purposes of assessment. 
  • Resources on different digital assessment types—written for students, by students.  
  • Real-life examples of digital assessment in the disciplines. 
  • Key considerations when preparing for digital assessment/exams.   
  • Student perspectives on their experience of digital assessment approaches.    

You can find the staff resources created for this project incorporated into our Assessment pages and you can find the student resources created for this project incorporated into our Student Assessment pages.


Funded by the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning

https://www.teachingandlearning.ie/project/students-as-partners-in-assessment-gateway-to-assessment-in-trinity/