13 - Portugal - Student assessment
Although the choice of assessment models and schemes is part of the pedagogic autonomy of higher
education, the institutions follow a policy of responsibility governed by the principles of quality and
transparency that corresponds to the demands of its mission and the expectations of the different
stakeholders (students, professors, teaching establishments and the community).
The most general assessment practices in higher education at the 1st level use attendance as a basis
for control and continuous and summative assessment with their respective instruments and
techniques.
Generally, continuous assessment is carried out throughout the year, while summative assessment
(exams) occurs twice a year (July and September), supplying qualitative and quantitative results, the
latter being expressed on a scale of 0-20.
Meanwhile, also at this level but more common in the second study cycle, assessment can take the
form of an assessment of individual or group research.
In the medium term, the implementation of the Bologna Process, which introduces a new training
paradigm where a student’s work plays a fundamental role, will change assessment schemes,
integrating new practices that focus more on the student’s effort regardless of their presence in
traditional seats of learning.
Eurybase - Portugal.
Eurydice - the information network on education in Europe
Date: 2009
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