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This diverse range of assessment is used in order to offer all students the opportunity to demonstrate their strengths whilst ensuring that none are disadvantaged by over-reliance on a single method. In addition, these methods have been designed to enable assessment of breadth of understanding and scientific knowledge (e.g. via MCQs) through to highly focused assessments of in depth knowledge and understanding (e.g. via the Literature Survey). As the three-year your degree programme unfolds, the type of assessment progresses from a broad mix that assesses both factual knowledge and understanding through to more focused methods that demand balanced and insightful evaluation of material as the scientific content of the course becomes more in depth and specialized. These varied assessment formats also prepare students for the future when they may have to access fundamental scientific knowledge, prepare reports, work in teams or give a presentation. Being flexible and acquiring transferable skills is part of the process of assessment as well as the process of learning.
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