3. Design assessment
The third stage in embedding student digital capabilities into the curriculum is to review, refine and revise the assessment design in the units identified and mapped in stage 2. There are a wide range of assessment types suitable for assessing digital capabilities. Choose the most appropriate assessment type to assure student achievement of the required digital capabilities at each developmental level.
Use the table below to generate ideas of appropriate assessment types for each digital capability subelement at each developmental learning level. Note that this list of assessment types is not exhaustive, and the level of learning will depend on the assessment context.
| Digital capability element | Assessment type – Introductory | Assessment type – Developmental | Assessment type – Mastered |
| Information literacy |
Annotated bibliography Report |
Literature review Case study Essay Proposal |
Research paper Thesis |
| Data literacy |
Problem-solving task Workbook Report |
Project (research) Viva voce Demonstration Laboratory/Practical Coding/modelling |
Research paper Objective Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE) Simulation |
| Media literacy |
Blog Social media post |
Debate Creative work Webpage |
Critique Performance |
| Digital creation |
Presentation Poster Infographic Print media |
Creative work Performance Webpage Design |
Project (applied) Exhibition |
| Digital problem-solving |
Problem-solving task Workbook Report |
Case study Peer review Demonstration |
Critique Laboratory/Practical Objective Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE) Simulation Coding/modelling |
| Digital innovation |
Creative work Design |
Project (applied) |
Exhibition |
| Digital communication |
Discussion forum Blog |
Abstract Proposal Report Presentation Poster |
Debate Webpage |
| Digital collaboration |
Professional plan Minutes |
Teamwork (process) Participation |
Team project Debate |
| Digital participation |
Discussion forum |
Reflection Participation |
Interview Simulation |
| Digital identity |
Reflection Self-assessment |
Portfolio Webpage |
Professional plan Interview |
| Digital wellbeing |
Reflection Self-assessment |
Portfolio |
Professional plan Webpage |
Assessment considerations:
- How is this digital capability used in your student’s professional setting? Consider the assessment type and how you can design the assessment to be authentic to this setting.
- Have your students already been assessed on this digital capability? If so in what ways? Using a whole-of-course approach consider how you are introducing, building or extending their capability development.
