Author
McConlogue; Teresa
Year
2020
Publisher
UCL Press
Language
English
Pages
11
ISBN
978-1-78735-365-7
Last Update
10-Jan-2026
Keywords
Education
Welcome to this guide to assessment in higher education.
Assessment is a high-risk activity. Quality assurance procedures, the employability agenda and equality and diversity concerns all affect assessment practices. Governments, employers, funders, professional bodies and parents are all concerned stakeholders, and this makes assessment a high-risk, pressurised activity for both students and teachers.
Teachers spend a lot of time on assessment and feedback, but often have very little professional development in how to design assessments and make reliable assessment judgements. Teachers grapple with issues such as unreliable marking and grade inflation. Inexperienced teachers can be asked to design courses and...
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