Understand your assessments

Before you dive in, it helps to understand what your assessments are really asking for. Within these pages, we'll guide you through analysing your topic, understanding marking rubrics, and planning your work. Plus practical tips for essays, reports, presentations, exams, and more so you can tackle every task with confidence.

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It’s essential to clearly understand what your assessment is asking you to do. Take the time to carefully read and unpack your assessment so you know exactly what is expected of you.

Analyse and plan

Types of assessment

There are many different assessment types, and each requires different strategies and approaches. Explore what you need to do for each assessment type and how to approach them with confidence.