With a unique focus on the relationship between assessment and
engagement this book explores what works in terms of keeping
students on course to succeed.
Against a backdrop of massification and the associated increase
in student diversity there is an escalating requirement for
personalized, technology driven learning in higher education. In
addition, the advent of student fees has promoted a consumer
culture resulting in students having an increasingly powerful voice
in shaping curricula to their own requirements. How does one engage
and retain a group of students of such diverse culture, ethnicity,
ambition and experience?
Using examples from a variety of institutions worldwide this
edited collection provides a well-researched evidence base of
current thinking and developments in assessment practices in higher
education. The chapters discuss:
- Staff and student views on assessment
- Engaging students through assessment feedback
- Assessment for learning
- Assessing for employability
- Interdisciplinary and transnational assessment
- Technology supported assessment for retention
The book draws together a wealth of expertise from a range of
contributors including academic staff, academic developers,
pedagogical researchers, National Teaching Fellows and Centres for
Excellence in Higher Education. Recognising that a pedagogy which
is embedded and taken-for-granted in one context might be
completely novel in another, the authors share best practice and
evaluate evidence of assessment strategies to enable academic
colleagues to make informed decisions about adopting new and
creative approaches to assessment. This interdisciplinary text will
prove an invaluable tool for those working and studying in higher
education.
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