Assessment Matters In Higher Education: Choosing and Using Diverse Approaches

Abstract

Part 1 Systems approaches to assessment: institutional strategies for assessment innovations in student assessment - a system-wide perspective assessment and evaluation - a systems approach for their utilization using assessment strategically to change the way students learn. Part 2 Exploring the effectiveness of innovative assessment: why assess innovatively? the experience of innovative assessment - student perspectives biases in marking students' written work - quality? Part 3 Assessing practice: assessing practice assessment of key skills using portfolios for assessment in teacher preparation and health sciences group-based assessment - an evaluation of the use of assessed tasks as a method of fostering higher quality learning dimensions of oral assessment and student approaches to learning. Part 4 Towards autonomous assessment towards autonomous assessment - using self and peer assessment self and peer assessment peer assessment of undergraduate seminar presentations - motivations, reflection and future directions using peer and self assessment for the first time.