- Author
- Morgan, Chris, Lee Dunn, Sharon Parry and Meg O'Reilly
- Publisher
- RoutledgeFalmer, London, UK
- ISBN
- 415335302
- Table of Contents
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Part A: Issues and themes in assessment
ch. 1 The link between assessment and learning
ch. 2 Roles and purposes of assessment
ch. 3 The grading game: norm- and criterion-referenced assessment
ch. 4 Valid assessment
ch. 5 Assessing in flexible modes
ch. 6 Assessing with new technology
ch. 7 Assessing in diverse contexts
ch. 8 Assessing large cohorts
ch. 9 Academic fraud and plagiarism
ch. 10 Maintaining standards in a consumer market
ch. 11 Accountability and the quality agenda: evaluative purposes of assessment
Part B: Assessing key learning outcomes
ch. 12 Communicating
ch. 13 Accessing and managing information
ch. 14 Demonstrating knowledge and understanding
ch. 15 Demonstrating procedures and techniques
ch. 16 Designing, creating, performing
ch. 17 Thinking critically and making judgements
ch. 18 Problem solving
ch. 19 Managing and developing oneself
Part C: Assessment in practice
ch. 20 Designing assessment tasks
ch. 21 Developing marking schemes
ch. 22 Communicating assessment tasks
ch. 23 Marking and grading
ch. 24 Evaluating assessment practices
ch. 25 Dealing with plagiarism
References
Index
Aimed primarily at higher education professionals, this book is a comprehensive guide to assessment issues, particularly for those professionals who are coming to terms with the range of new pressures on their traditional teaching practices. Agents of change such as increased use of IT, flexible assessment methods and quality assurance all converge on the area of assessment, making new demands of assessors.
Outlining how traditional assessment practices can be updated and diversified to suit these contemporary teaching and learning methods, this book is a practical resource, with reflection boxes and diagnostic tools that encourage the reader to apply the principles to their own practice.
Other areas covered include: Assessing large groups, Authentication of student work, Maintaining assessment standards, Assessing generic skills and Quality assurance. (From the Publisher)
Outlining how traditional assessment practices can be updated and diversified to suit these contemporary teaching and learning methods, this book is a practical resource, with reflection boxes and diagnostic tools that encourage the reader to apply the principles to their own practice.
Other areas covered include: Assessing large groups, Authentication of student work, Maintaining assessment standards, Assessing generic skills and Quality assurance. (From the Publisher)