Assessment is based on the submission of a capstone project that reflects the following 3 criteria.

(NB: Comprehensive Course Resources are provided to assist you in this process every step of the way!)

1. Completed capstone project that evaluates a significant question in the student’s field of study.

2. Reformulates and adapts principal ideas, techniques or methods at the forefront of the field of study in carrying out the project.

3. Challenges a tradition, assumption or prevailing practice within the field of study by raising and examining relevant ethical perspectives through the project.

     Living in an information-driven society, students need to construct their meaning and apply what they have learned in new situations. To do so, they need to learn to think critically about knowledge and the world. 

 At Grace Hardison TEFL University, we have implemented an assessment-based evaluation approach to assess the learning of our students. It is conducive to learning online/correspondence and, more importantly, facilitates assessment advanced by the perennial need for a work-life balance of our students. 

 We assess our students with assigned coursework (assignments) to read their writing and work skills, discernment of the subject, and overall success in their course. 

   Formative assessment helps students during the learning process by enabling them to reflect on their challenges and growth so they may improve. 

   By analyzing students’ performance through formative assessment and sharing the results with them, we help students understand their strengths and weaknesses and reflect on how they need to improve over their remaining studies.

With this mind we have taken due cognizance of some of distinct benefits of assignment-based evaluation: