Question reference: S5W-05885
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 22 December 2016
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Current status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 18 January 2017
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that digitised "one-size-fits-all" exams are being introduced in many higher education humanities subjects.
Answer
As autonomous institutions, universities are responsible for their own course content and examinations. However, under the UK Quality Code they are expected to operate equitable, valid and reliable processes of assessment, which enable every student to demonstrate the extent to which they have achieved the intended learning outcomes for the credit or qualification being sought.