Open Assessment

There is a growing sector consensus that “unsupervised assessments are no longer able to assure attainment of learning outcomes” (Liu & Bates, 2025).

Any assessment task that is not delivered in a secure, supervised fashion should be considered “open” and be delivered with the assumption that students may engage with GenAI to compete the task.

The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.