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Innovative Assessment in Higher Education by Gibbs (2006, Uk-B Format Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherRoutledge
ISBN-100415356423
ISBN-139780415356428
eBay Product ID (ePID)47965369

Product Key Features

Number of Pages256 Pages
Publication NameInnovative Assessment in Higher Education
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGeneral, Taxation, Higher, Testing & Measurement
Publication Year2006
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLaw, Education
AuthorGibbs
FormatUk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight15.2 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2005-020737
Dewey Edition22
Reviews'This book offers interesting practical examples of assessment innovation. All readers will no doubt find interesting case studies that can be applied to their own context.'- British Journal of Educational Technology 'A rich collection of accounts of innovative assessment practices and processes, each fundamentally intended to enhance and enable student learning, written by some of the leading researchers in the field.'- Psychology Teaching Review 'This book is an interesting, pertinent and very helpful resource for anyone involved or interested in developing assessment in higher education. It is up to date and informative, covering both theoretical and practical perspectives...It is comprehensive, practical and pragmatic.'- Higher Education Review, 'This book offers interesting practical examples of assessment innovation. All readers will no doubt find interesting case studies that can be applied to their own context.' - British Journal of Educational Technology 'A rich collection of accounts of innovative assessment practices and processes, each fundamentally intended to enhance and enable student learning, written by some of the leading researchers in the field.' - Psychology Teaching Review 'This book is an interesting, pertinent and very helpful resource for anyone involved or interested in developing assessment in higher education. It is up to date and informative, covering both theoretical and practical perspectives...It is comprehensive, practical and pragmatic.' - Higher Education Review
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal378.1/662
SynopsisThroughout higher education assessment is changing, driven by increased class size, changing curricula and the need to support students better. At the same time assessment regulations and external quality assurance demands are constraining assessment options, driven by worries about standards, reliability and plagiarism. Innovative Assessment in Higher Educationexplores the difficulty of changing assessment in sometimes unhelpful contexts. Topics discussed include: problems with traditional assessment methods rationales behind different kinds of innovation in assessment complex assessment contexts in which teachers attempt to innovate innovation in assessment within a range of academic settings theoretical and empirical support for innovations within higher education. More than a 'how to do it' manual, this book offers a unique mix of useful pragmatism and scholarship. A vital resource for higher education teachers and their educational advisors, it provides a fundamental analysis of the role and purpose of assessment and how change can be managed without compromising standards. it' manual, this book offers a unique mix of useful pragmatism and scholarship. A vital resource for higher education teachers and their educational advisors, it provides a fundamental analysis of the role and purpose of assessment and how change can be managed without compromising standards., This book is not a simplified 'how to' guide on tactics to improve your assessment. Instead, it provides a fundamental analysis of the role and purpose of assessment and how change can realistically be managed., Throughout higher education assessment is changing, driven by increased class size, changing curricula and the need to support students better. At the same time assessment regulations and external quality assurance demands are constraining assessment options, driven by worries about standards, reliability and plagiarism. Innovative Assessment in Higher Education explores the difficulty of changing assessment in sometimes unhelpful contexts. Topics discussed include: problems with traditional assessment methods rationales behind different kinds of innovation in assessment complex assessment contexts in which teachers attempt to innovate innovation in assessment within a range of academic settings theoretical and empirical support for innovations within higher education. More than a 'how to do it' manual, this book offers a unique mix of useful pragmatism and scholarship. A vital resource for higher education teachers and their educational advisors, it provides a fundamental analysis of the role and purpose of assessment and how change can be managed without compromising standards.
LC Classification NumberLB2367.G7I56 2006