Assessment Design Matrix (ADM) linking graduate competencies, assessment strategies, and assessment methods¶
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Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 qualitative),q2· 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study
Description¶
The ADM is a tripartite structure that integrates graduate competencies, assessment strategies, and assessment methods into a practical guide for assessment designers. The article states it "provides a practical, hands-on guide for assessment designers to craft integrity-focused assessments that assess ICT graduate competencies", with competencies informing strategy selection, strategies guiding method choice, and methods generating evidence of competency attainment.
Design Implications¶
Context¶
Requirements¶
- Competencies must be identified before selecting strategies and methods
Constraints¶
- Tailored to the ICT discipline
Target Learners¶
- ICT tertiary students
Learning Goals¶
- ICT graduate competencies including problem-solving, ethics, teamwork, and communication
Claims¶
- Existing GenAI assessment frameworks remain broad and lack discipline-specific applicability [+M]
- Excessive GenAI reliance risks undermining foundational ICT knowledge, supporting supervised in-person assessment of foundations [+M]
Patterns Used¶
- Constructive Alignment: the matrix aligns graduate competencies with the assessment strategies and methods that generate evidence of them
Related Designs¶
- GENESIS framework — the institution-level reform framework proposed in the same article
- Assess the process over the product with staged tasks — one of the assessment strategies the matrix can select
Examples¶
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Key Sources¶
- Ahangama. (2026). Designing assessments in the generative AI era: A tailored assessment framework for ICT tertiary education. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-026-00582-0
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Assessment Design Matrix (ADM) linking graduate competencies, assessment strategies, and assessment methods |
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The ADM is a tripartite structure that integrates graduate competencies, assessment strategies, and assessment methods into a practical guide for assessment designers. |
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1 — ahangama-2026 |
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