1st Edition
Assessing Student Learning in Higher Education
332 Pages
by
Routledge
332 Pages
by
Routledge
336 Pages
by
Routledge
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There is no doubt about the importance of assessment: it defines what students regard as important, how they spend their time and how they come to see themselves - it is a necessary part of helping them to learn. This text provides background research on different aspects of assessment. Its purpose is to help lecturers to refresh their approach to the assessment of student learning. It explores... Read more
Chapter 1. Introduction to the Text, Chapter 2. What is Assessment?, Chapter 3. Student Learning, Chapter 4. Methods and Strategies: An Overview, Chapter 5. Assessing Essays, Chapter 6. Multiple Choice Questions, Chapter 7. Assessing Practical Work, Chapter 8. Assessing Projects, Chapter 9. Assessing Problems, Chapter 10. Assessing Oral Communication, Chapter 11. Self and Peer Assessment, Chapter 12. Self Assessment: Related Approaches, Chapter 13. Using Computers in Assessment, Chapter 14. Changing Assessment, Chapter 15. Reliability, Validity and Examining, Chapter 16. Quality, Standards and Underlying Issues, Bibliography Notes and comments on activities Some further reading Appendix One: Examples of examination questions in Arts, Law and Social Sciences
Biography
George A Brown, Joanna Bull, Malcolm Pendlebury
'Those who take the opportunity to invest in this book should find themselves refreshed. I suspect that it will be on the list of compulsory readings for those who have to undertake training for university teaching in the future ... it would be a worthwhile purchase for those seeking an introduction to the practice of assessment in the UK.' - Studies in Higher Education Vol 24:1 1999
