Key points
- Third resource in TEQSA's assessment reform series (24 June 2026), shifting emphasis from securing assessment against gen AI to developing student capabilities.
- Names evaluative judgement, critical thinking and ethical reasoning as adaptive capabilities tertiary education should deliberately develop.
- Offers evidence-informed approaches for assuring learning quality where gen AI is embedded in study and future work, under the Threshold Standards.
Summary
TEQSA's third assessment-reform resource completes the arc begun with the 2023 principles document and the 2024 practice examples: from securing assessment against generative AI, to institutional strategy, to deliberately developing the capabilities students need in a gen AI-integrated world. It highlights evaluative judgement, critical thinking and ethical reasoning as capabilities tertiary education should develop, and sets out evidence-informed approaches to assuring learning quality while gen AI is embedded in study and future work.
Implications for animation education
For animation and digital-art course leads, the resource reframes the assessment question: rather than asking how to keep gen AI out of assessed work, it asks which capabilities students need where gen AI is part of study and professional practice. Evaluative judgement, critical thinking and ethical reasoning map directly onto studio pedagogy: critique, iterative review and disclosure norms are existing structures through which these capabilities can be deliberately taught and evidenced under the Threshold Standards.
Related items
- Assessment Reform for the Age of Artificial Intelligence
- Gen AI Strategies for Australian Higher Education: Emerging Practice
- TEQSA regulatory-led framework for AI and assessment
Source
Source: TEQSA (Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency) ↗ (Policy Text)
Primary document: teqsa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-06/assuring-quality-learning-in-a-gen-AI-integrated-future.pdf ↗
Cite this item
TEQSA (Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency) (2026). ‘Assuring quality learning in a gen AI-integrated future: The role of adaptive capabilities’, TEQSA (Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency). Available at: https://www.teqsa.gov.au/guides-resources/resources/corporate-publications/assuring-quality-learning-gen-ai-integrated-future-role-adaptive-capabilities
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