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HERDSA Special Interest Group: Assessment Quality

The Assessment Quality SIG spans academics, professional staff, part-time teaching staff, casuals and students. Its vision is to support HERDSA's aims and wider membership to better understand what constitutes meaningful assessment with a particular focus on how to apply effective quality improvement of assessment. A key reference point is new requirements with respect to Assessment Quality as laid down in the revised HESF (higher education standards framework) and forms the basis of TEQSA re-registration of all Higher Education providers.

This SIG is especially relevant for anyone who:

  • Is involved in designing, marking and reviewing assessment and feedback practices to enhance quality.
  • Is responsible for assuring the quality of curriculum assessment at their institution.
  • Coordinates curriculum design and delivery at the level of subjects comprising an award degree
  • Leads and is responsible for the quality assurance of the curriculum at course level

We have the following aims:

  • To build a diverse network of staff and students interested in continuing improvement in the quality of assessment and feedback at their institutions;
  • To provide opportunities to stimulate debate and discussion about assessment quality;
  • To develop collaborations leading to outputs and outcomes including SoTL publications through HERDSA.

If you want to get involved in the growing conversation about Assessment Quality then join the LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14777610/

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  1. Thomas Wanner -  Uni Adelaide - thomas.wanner@adelaide.edu.au
  2. Priya Khanna - UNSW - priya.khanna@unsw.edu.au
  3. Diana Turnip – UNSW - d.turnip@unsw.edu.au

Reimagining Assessment in Uncertain Times: Dialogues from the UK and Australia

On 5 November 2025, the HERDSA Assessment Quality Special Interest Group and ASCILITE’s Transforming Assessment community jointly hosted a thought-provoking webinar titled Reimagining Assessment in Uncertain Times: Dialogues from the UK and Australia. The session brought together two leading voices to explore how higher education can evolve assessment practices amid rapid technological changes and persistent institutional inertia towards meaningful assessment systems.

From vision to practice: Wrapping up the Australasian Symposium on Programmatic Approaches to Assessment

On 19 September 2025, educators, researchers and practitioners across Australasia gathered online for the inaugural Australasian Symposium on Programmatic Approaches to Assessment. Hosted by the ASCILITE Transforming Assessment SIG and the HERDSA Assessment Quality SIG, the symposium was alive with presentations, case studies, and a buzzing chat stream that often took discussions in new directions.

Setting the scene

Reflections on the August Assessment Quality SIG Catch-Up & Lightning Round

On 15 August 2025, the HERDSA Assessment Quality SIG came together for our first Lightning Round session of the year. It was energising to see colleagues from across institutions engage with the pressing challenges and possibilities shaping assessment today.

Unveiling the power of storytelling assessments in an AI-powered world

On 17 July, a vibrant community of educators gathered online for an inspiring HERDSA Assessment Quality Special Interest Group (SIG) webinar: "Storytelling Assessments in an AI-Powered World." Convened by Pranit Anand from UNSW, the event drew almost 60 passionate participants from Australia and around the globe, all united by their curiosity about the potential of storytelling to transform student learning.

Meaningful Assessments in Higher Education

On Friday 21st March 2025, the Assessments Quality Special Interest Group hosted an online conversation on “Meaningful Assessments in Higher Education”. Three panellists were invited for this timely conversation.


Professor Danny Liu
University of Sydney

Assessment Quality SIG Autumn 2023 Update

The Assessment Quality SIG is chaired by Simon Bedford and Pranit Anand, and has been particularly active with its over 115 members attending three SIG webinars. Webinar presenters included Lisa Bolton, Director of QILT Research and Strategy and Assistant Professor Juuso Neiminen from the University of Hong Kong.

In 2023 the SIG will continue its successful bi-monthly webinar program with a session on artificial intelligence and a session from David Carless on feedback.

Get involved by linking to their Facebook page: www. facebook.com/groups/339105516444526

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