The VU taxonomy is a translation of the taxonomies used at course level to the international Dublin descriptors which provides a meta framework to describe learning outcomes. If the mix of low and high stakes assignments and tests in the curriculum covers all levels of the full VU taxonomy in the educational programme, all Dublin descriptors are covered and hence the aims as described in the VU educational vision are realised.
It is up to the programme to decide what percentage of the programme in terms of amount of courses, learning materials or time investment is dedicated to the categories in the taxonomy.
As the world changes quickly, the VU taxonomy will remain a living taxonomy. It will evolve most likely in about a 5-year cycle, with adaptation in the VU Educational Vision.
After consulting test experts inside and outside VU Amsterdam in 2020, with the approval of Stuurgroep onderwijs kwaliteit (STOK) and the VU strategy transition team, the VU taxonomy has been developed to be able to explain the choice of assessment methods in a practical and coherent language. On 6 July 2020 the VU taxonomy 2020 was finally defined for the first time by the Assessment Group VU (Toetsgroep VU), who offered itself to be responsible for keeping the taxonomy up to date. If you have any comments or suggestions, please mail toetsgroep@vu.nl.
Below you find the VU taxonomy 2022. This is a further improvement of the VU taxonomy 2020, made by a project group that incorporates the VU taxonomy in the Manual for Quality Assurance of Teaching and Learning.