Grouping of Assessment Activities

Assessment activities will be carried out using different grouping arrangements depending on the nature of each task. Activities will be completed individually, in pairs, or in groups. Specifically, five activities will be completed individually, two in pairs, and two in groups. The grouping arrangement for each activity is specified in the assessment table included in the course guide.

Attendance, Participation and Engagement

Given the practical and experiential nature of this module, attendance and active participation in practical sessions are essential for the development of the module's learning outcomes. Several assessment tasks require situated participation, interaction with peers, and collaborative music-making. Therefore, students are required to attend at least 65% of the face-to-face practical sessions of the module.

Assessment Tasks

Organisation

Continuous assessment is organised through a range of assessment tasks (individual reflections, case study analyses, teaching proposals, practical assignments, and group projects) distributed throughout the module. These activities are supported by ongoing monitoring and formative feedback aimed at promoting students' learning progression.

Assessment evidence is organised into two complementary categories:

• Development assessment tasks, linked to the different learning contexts and focused on experimentation, analysis, pedagogical application, and reflection on classroom music practice.
• Structural assessment tasks, aimed at integrating and synthesising the learning developed throughout the module, as well as demonstrating professional competences related to music teaching practice.

To be eligible for assessment, students must submit at least 70% of the scheduled assessment tasks. Students who submit fewer than 70% of the required assessment tasks will receive the final grade of "Not Assessable" (NA). This condition applies to both continuous assessment and single assessment.

To pass the module, students must obtain a final mark of 5.0 or higher. Structural assessment tasks must receive a minimum mark of 3.5 in order to be included in the calculation of the final grade.

All individual assessment tasks may be reassessed if they are not passed. The maximum mark that may be awarded following reassessment is 5.0.

Feedback and marks for assessment tasks will be provided within 10 days of submission in order to support students' learning process. At the time each assessment task is assigned, the lecturer will inform students, via Moodle, of the marking review procedure and the date on which marks may be reviewed.

The scheduling of continuous assessment will ensure that the final average mark for the module is communicated to students at least 72 hours before the reassessment examination.

In accordance with the UAB Academic Regulations (Article 266.4), final continuous assessment marks of 4.9 will be rounded up to 5.0. In such cases, students will not be required to take the reassessment examination.

Reassessment will take place on the date established by the Department, in accordance with the academic calendar for the second semester.

This module does not offer a comprehensive final examination (prueba de síntesis) for students enrolled for a second time.

Exchange students requesting an alternative assessment date must provide the lecturer with an official document issued by their home university justifying the request.

Assessment Requirements

To pass this module, students must demonstrate a high standard of general communication skills, both oral and written, together with an appropriate command of the Catalan language.

In all assessment tasks (both individual and group), linguistic accuracy, quality of writing, and formal presentation will be taken into account. Students are expected to express themselves fluently and accurately and to demonstrate a high level of comprehension of academic texts. An assessment task may be returned without being marked or may be failed if these requirements are not met.

Given the practical, disciplinary, and pedagogical nature of the module, which focuses on the planning, implementation, and analysis of music teaching and learning situations in secondary education, students are expected to demonstrate an adequate level of musical competence to successfully follow the course.

These competences are not admission requirements, but rather the expected level of proficiency necessary for the successful completion and assessment of the module's practical activities.

The required competences are as follows:

• Reading and performing music written in treble and bass clefs.
• Analysing and understanding musical repertoire from different styles, historical periods, and cultural contexts.
• Basic knowledge of functional harmony and the ability to harmonise simple musical materials.
• Functional proficiency on at least one harmonic accompanying instrument (guitar, piano, or equivalent).
• Ability to sing in tune and accurately reproduce melodies by ear.
• Basic knowledge of music software, including notation software and basic music production and recording environments.

At the beginning of the module, students will complete a formative diagnostic assessment designed to identify their initial level of musical competence in relation to the requirements of the module. The results will provide students with guidance regarding their competence profile in relation to the learning demands of the course.

Students whose diagnostic results reveal weaknesses in any of the required competences will receive an individual guidance plan designed to support their progression. This plan is advisory in nature and does not affect students' admission to or continuation in the module. Nor does it exempt students from achieving the minimum competence levels required to pass each assessment task. The competences assessed in the diagnostic activity constitute the reference framework for the minimum competences required to complete the module's practical assessment tasks.

For assessment tasks requiring the demonstration of musical competences (voice and conducting, arranging, and classroom instrumental performance), students must meet the minimum competence standards established for each task. Failure to do so may result in a failing mark for the activity, regardless of the student's initial level of competence.

Assessment dates

Assessment evidence and activities will take place at the end of the different blocks.

Block 1:

• Video reflection on a didactic principle: End of Block 1 – 18 October

Block 2:

Following the same criterion, assessment evidence and activities will take place at the end of the sessions corresponding to the different sub-blocks.

• Song activity proposal: End of the song sessions – 25 October
• Video proposal for a listening activity: End of the listening sessions – 30 October
• Analysis of a practical instrumental case: End of the instrumental sessions – 4 November
• Video proposal for a creative activity: End of the creative work sessions – 22 December

Block 3:

• Analysis of an application for classroom use: End of Block 3 – 15 November

Block 4:

• Voice and conducting: singing and reflection on the use of the voice – Conducting a song: 28 January to 5 February
• Arrangement of a song for instrumental ensemble: End of the ensemble sessions – 15 January

Block 5:

• Reflection on a musical proposal: End of the Ethnomusicology sessions – 10 February

Note: The assessment dates indicated may be subject to minor changes in accordance with the schedule of sessions for the specialisation.

Reassessment

Reassessment for all assessment blocks will take place on 14 June 2027. To be eligible for reassessment, students must have previously completed assessment activities accounting for at least two-thirds of the module's final grade.

Students who, having been previously assessed in accordance with the UAB Academic Regulations, have not passed the module will be entitled to reassessment. The maximum mark that may be obtained through reassessment is 5.0.

Single Assessment

Students opting for the single assessment must submit all assessment tasks required under the ordinary assessment system on 26 February 2027. Assessment tasks originally designed as group work must be completed individually.

Students choosing the single assessment pathway will not receive formative feedback or grades during the teaching period. The same reassessment procedures and dates as those established for continuous assessment will apply.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is permitted in this module as part of the learning process, provided that the final submission demonstrates a substantial personal contribution by the student in terms of analysis and critical reflection.

Students must:

• identify the sections of the work generated with AI;
• specify the AI tools used; and
• include a critical reflection on how these tools influenced both the working process and the final outcome.

To comply with these requirements, all written assignments must include the Petra AI Declaration Label, available at https://www.petraai.org/.

Failure to disclose the use of AI in an assessment task will be considered a breach of academic integrity. Such misconduct will result in a mark of 0 for the assessment task, with no possibility of reassessment, and may lead to further disciplinary sanctions in serious cases.

Any irregularity committed by a student that may significantly affect the grade awarded for an assessment task will result in a mark of 0 for that task, irrespective of any disciplinary proceedings that may also be initiated. If multiple irregularities are committed in the assessment tasks of the same module, the student's final mark for the module will be 0.

Any matters relating to assessment that are not explicitly covered in the preceding sections shall be governed by the following regulations:

• General Assessment Criteria and Guidelines of the Faculty of Education.
• UAB Assessment Regulations, Title IV: Assessment (version incorporating the amendments approved by the Governing Council on 12 July 2017).