Assessing Student Learning in Higher Education

by Brown; George A.

• ISBN13: 9780415162265
• ISBN10: 0415162262
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-07-22
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Assessment 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 assessment which will assist lecturers in refreshing their approach to assessing student learning. It explores both conventional and less widely used approaches to assessment. Containing chapters on information technology, the role of external examiners and the introduction of different forms of assessment, and offering guidelines, suggestions, examples of practice and activities, this book will become a springboard for more active learning.

Table of Contents

List of figures	viii	(3)
Acknowledgements	xi	(1)
List of abbreviations	xii
1 Introduction to the text	1	(6)
2 What is assessment?	7	(14)
3 Student learning	21	(19)
4 Methods and strategies: an overview	40	(19)
5 Assessing essays	59	(25)
6 Multiple choice questions	84	(14)
7 Assessing practical work	98	(22)
8 Assessing projects	120	(21)
9 Assessing problem-solving	141	(13)
10 Assessing oral communication	154	(16)
11 Peer- and self-assessment	170	(15)
12 Self-assessment: some related approaches	185	(17)
13 Using computers in assessment	202	(20)
14 Changing assessment procedures	222	(11)
15 Reliability, validity and examining	233	(17)
16 Quality, standards and underlying issues	250	(15)
Appendix: examples of examination questions in arts, law and social sciences	265	(11)
Notes and comments on activities	276	(15)
Some further reading	291	(4)
Bibliography	295	(15)
Index	310