Assessment Network
High‑quality assessment is essential for effective teaching and meaningful student learning. The Assessment Network helps you to strengthen assessment practices and support innovation in teaching and learning.
Working together to improve
The network brings together expertise from across the faculty to share knowledge, develop new approaches, and support teachers in their assessment practice.
The Assessment Network is a wide collaboration between the five educational pillars:
• Life Sciences
• Information Sciences
• Physical Sciences
• Amsterdam University College (AUC)
• Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies (IIS)
Each pillar contributes an assessment ambassador — a teaching staff member with expertise in assessment who is connected to TLC Science. Together with the educational advisor for AI & Assessment, they form the Assessment Network team. Assessment ambassadors support teachers within their pillar while also contributing to facultywide innovation and knowledge sharing.
Purpose of the network
The mission of the Assessment Network is to create a collaborative and innovative environment in which assessment within the Faculty of Science is continuously improved. By combining expertise, evidence based practices, and technology, the network aims to:
• Strengthen the quality and reliability of assessment.
• Support teachers in assessment design and evaluation.
• Stimulate innovation in assessment.
• Improve insight into student learning outcomes.
• Contribute to high quality education within the Faculty of Science.
What we offer
• Advice on assessment design.
• Feedback on existing assessments.
• Inspiration for alternative assessment formats.
• Guidance on AI and assessment.
• Sharing good practices across programmes.
FAQ's about Assessment Network
A wide network of teachers and educational experts working together to improve assessment practices within the Faculty of Science.
All teaching staff within the Faculty of Science who have questions about assessment or want to develop their assessment practice.
Do you want to contribute as an assessment ambassador? We are still looking for assessment ambassadors for the pilars ‘life sciences’ and ‘exact sciences’. Please contact TLC Science for more info.
You can get help with assessment design, aligning assessment with learning outcomes, rubrics, grading strategies, feedback methods and implementing innovative assessment methods.
Yes. The influence of AI on assessment is one of the focus areas of the Assessment Network.
You can contribute by sharing experiences or good practices, participating in sessions or pilots, or collaborating with an assessment ambassador.
Contact
Do you have a question about assessment or want to exchange ideas? Please feel free to connect. Contact the TLC Science AI & Assessment advisor and ask for the assessment ambassador in your educational pillar.