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Scholarship July 3, 2025

Student Assessment in Higher Education: A Handbook for Assessing Performance

The Wabash Center

Author
Miller, Allen H., Bradford W. Imrie, Kevin Cox
Publisher
Kogan Page, London
ISBN
0749427973
Table of Contents
Introduction

Part 1 The place of assessment in higher education
ch. 1 Purposes of higher education
ch. 2 Functions of assessment
ch. 3 Cognitive educational objectives, learning outcomes and levels of testing
ch. 4 Measuring the outcomes of non-cognitive educational objectives
ch. 5 Stages of intellectual and ethical development

Part 2 Some assessment methods
ch. 6 Timing of assessment tasks
ch. 7 Essays
ch. 8 Theses
ch. 9 Objective tests
ch. 10 Assessing group projects
ch. 11 Practical skills and field work
ch. 12 Designing a final examination

Part 3 Examining assessment
ch. 13 Reporting on assessment
ch. 14 Evaluation of assessment procedures
ch. 15 Academic (dis)honesty
ch. 16 Current and future developments

References
Index
This comprehensive overview of higher educational assessment features a guide to setting, marking and reviewing the coursework, assignments, tests and examinations used in higher education. In addition, the authors examine the various programs for certificates, diplomas, first degrees as well as higher degrees. The strong influence that assessment has on the way students approach their learning is also discussed.

Truly international in focus, this book features authors with higher education experience in Australia, New Zealand, Scotland, England, Canada, Hong Kong, USA, and Thailand. (From the Publisher)