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Assessment literacy for trainers and educators: Designing fair, useful formative and summative assessments

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for trainers. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 40 minutes, 6 lessons. Last reviewed 21 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Three questions from this course. Pick an answer, then see why.

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Three pieces that work together

Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 8 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's answers to the quizzes and activities in the course.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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6 lessons, about 40 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: A test that told nobody anything · 7 min

    Before you begin · The Friday quiz · What went wrong

  • Lesson 2: Purpose first: diagnostic, formative, summative · 7 min

    Three purposes · Which purpose? · Myths

  • Lesson 3: From outcomes to items: a simple blueprint · 7 min

    Five steps · A blueprint on one page · Order the steps

  • Lesson 4: Grey areas: flawed items and fair grading · 7 min

    Spot the flaw · Fix the item · Fairness and grading

  • Lesson 5: Use the results and speak up · 7 min

    Feedback and rubrics · Use results to adjust · When assessment is not working

  • Lesson 6: Next steps and final assessment · 5 min

    Your next steps · Practice

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

Before a trainer writes their first test or quiz; when a programme moves to a new assessment approach; annually for the whole training team.

Trainers, facilitators, mentors, instructional designers and teaching staff who design, mark or interpret assessments for adult learners or colleagues; run by the head of L&D, training academy lead or staff-development office.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • Ld contact
  • Training standards link
  • Concern route
  • Support and adjustments route
  • LMS or record system
  • Course URL
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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