1st Edition
Towards Fairer University Assessment Recognizing the Concerns of Students
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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After all the hours of studying, reading and preparation, the nights spent revising and the writing and re-writing of assignments, ‘success’ for university students can often be represented with a single grade or digit, summing up a wide range of activities. The authors of this timely book ask how fair that assessment is.
This book is about a long-ignored determinant of student satisfaction,... Read more
1. The Importance of Fair Assessment 2. Researching Students' Perceptions of Fair Assessment 3. Sources of Frustration with Assessment 4. Deciding the Fairness of Assessment 5. Responding to Unfair Assessment 6. Making Assessment Fairer
Biography
Nerilee Flint is the Education Advisor Student Equity at the Australian National University, Canberra.
Bruce Johnson is Professor of Education at the School of Education, University of South Australia.
"This is the most energising and valuable book on assessment I have read in a very long time. Its scope is very broad, and there is much here about teaching and learning as well as about assessment that rings true." Sally Brown, Educational Developments, SEDA
