Which term is defined as the process of defining assessment tasks and parameters?

• A. Model Assignment
• B. Task Setting
• C. Task Taking
• D. Quality Assurance

Answer: (B)

Task Setting is the process of defining assessment tasks and parameters. It’s the design step where you decide what students must do to demonstrate their learning and what constraints apply. By setting tasks and parameters, you ensure the assessment aligns with learning outcomes and clearly communicates expectations, scope, and requirements. This includes choosing the task type (such as an essay, report, or presentation), giving precise instructions, deciding word counts or time limits, specifying required evidence, noting any allowed resources, and establishing the marking criteria or rubric. Getting this right helps the rest of the assessment be fair and reliable because everyone is guided by the same brief and standards. The other terms refer to different aspects: a model assignment is a prepared example to illustrate what an assignment could look like; task taking refers to students completing the tasks; quality assurance is about checking processes to maintain standards, not about setting the tasks themselves.