2nd Edition

Assessing Students' Written Work Marking Essays and Reports

By Catherine Haines Copyright 2021
218 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

218 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

218 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Assessment is one of the most powerful tools in teaching, yet it is rarely measured in effort, time and effectiveness and is often done alone, against the clock and with minimal training. This practical and realistic book is designed to help practitioners who wish to improve their impact in assessing a large and diverse range of students. This second edition has been fully updated to include the... Read more

Introduction

Student Voices

PART 1 YOU AND ASSESSMENT

1 Your role in assessment

2 What exactly is assessment?

3 Feedback

4 Time management

5 Developing writing skills with your students: language and context

PART 2 YOU AND YOUR ASSESSMENT IN THE DISCIPLINES

6 Assessing essays

7 Assessing reports and projects

8 Assessing practicals and fieldwork

9 Assessing problem solving in mathematical subjects

10 Assessing in examinations

Biography

Catherine Haines is an educational advisor at Oxford University, a visiting lecturer at King’s College, London, the educationalist for EULAR, the scientific and educational society for postgraduate rheumatology in Europe, and a medical educational consultant for Health Education England.