Education scenario: Assessment formulation

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KPIs impacted

Student outcomes

Educator satisfaction

Value benefit

Cost savings

Employee experience

Student experience

Using Copilot for assessment formulation


1. Clarify learning objectives

Use Copilot to review opportunities to move beyond traditional multiple-choice exams to create more engaging and practical assessments for his statistics course.

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Benefit: Collate relevant data from a curated data set library and real-world case studies (e.g., lecture recaps, syllabus, and course curriculum), saving you the time of reviewing one-by-one.

2. Determine design

Design specific tasks or questions that assess students’ understanding and mastery of the material (e.g., quizzes, case studies, drag-drop exercises).

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Benefit: Explore interactive assessments that emphasize real-world application, and let Copilot amplify your creativity.

3. Assessment rubric

Create assessment rubric to evaluate student performance on the assessment and set expectations for level of achievement.

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Benefit: Quickly and easily develop a first draft of assessment rubric based on established preset criteria.

4. Administer assessment

Administer the assessment to students while following procedures and guideline. Provide any resources or material to support student success.

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Benefit: Draft communication and reminders for exam reviews and exam delivery method, date and time with Copilot.

5. Analyze results

Analyze results of the assessment to measure student learning outcomes, identify patterns, and inform instructional decisions.

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Benefit: Quickly and easily summarize assessment results with customized visuals to help identify trends.

6. Provide feedback

Provide constructive and personalized feedback to students on their performance highlighting strengths and areas for improvement.

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Copilot in Outlook

Benefit: Draft communication that encompasses the personalized feedback quickly using Copilot.

1Access Copilot at copilot.microsoft.com or the Microsoft Copilot mobile app and set toggle to “Web”.

2Access Business Chat at copilot.microsoft.com or the Microsoft Copilot mobile app and set toggle to “Web”.

3Copilot agents allow Microsoft 365 Copilot to access your company-specific apps. In the past, this would have required an API call to get data from a system of record. The content in this example scenario is for demonstration purposes only. You should evaluate how Copilot aligns with your organization’s business processes, regulatory requirements, and responsible AI principles.

The content in this example scenario is for demonstration purposes only. You should evaluate how Copilot aligns with your organization’s business processes, regulatory requirements, and responsible AI principles.