Tools for assessment and appraisal

For digital testing the Radboud University uses software Cirrus Assessment. You can use the system in all steps within the test cycle: from developing questions to administering and analyzing tests.

Lecturers can create assignments in Brightspace with the Assignments tool. Students can use this to submit text files and video files. Lecturers can then use Assignments to assess the submitted work and provide feedback for it.

You can show appreciation for a student’s work by allocating Awards in Brightspace. You can hand out an Award instead of a grade. Students and lecturers can then see what progress is made.

The Grades tool in Brightspace makes it possible to connect grades to submitted work. The grades can then be displayed in a Gradebook. On this page you can read what else this tool has to offer.

You can use Ouriginal to check students’ submitted work for plagiarism. Ouriginal checks essays and assignments for plagiarism with the help of a large database.

You can provide students with feedback and assess them in Brightspace with the help of the rubrics tool. These rubrics can then be used in combination with other Brightspace tools.

Brightspace offers the possibility to create a personal ePortfolio. Here students and lecturers can save documents, links, and media and share them with others.

You can use Quizzes to design practice assignments in Brightspace. Results can be shared with the students right away.