Assessment: Case Studies, Experience and Practice

ISBN-13: 9780749436230 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 192 str.

Peter Schwartz; Graham Webb

Opis

Assessment is central to the work of all education professionals in higher education, and is recognized as the main driver of learning for most students. Reflecting this importance is the fact that it is a diverse field, with many approaches and innovations. Offering a series of case studies, this book brings together a variety of assessment techniques. By taking the reader right into the middle of real-life situations, it focuses on showing how assessment can provide a transparent and meaningful link between learning activities and desired learning outcomes.

Spis treści

Introduction; Information Technology: One Answer to Assessment in Large Classes; Chapter 1 Taking the Byte Out of Computer-Based Testing, T Dary Erwin, Adina Bailey; Chapter 2 It to the Rescue, Peter Grebenik, Chris Rust; Chapter 3 Gain without pain?, Peter Schwartz; Chapter 4 What to do About John?, Sally Brown; Reflective Assessment: Journals, Logbooks, Portfolios, Peer Assessment; Chapter 5 Assessing Reflection or Supporting Learning?, Lorraine Stefani; Chapter 6 The Reflection Jigsaw, Helen Woodward; Chapter 7 Portfolios from cyberia, Carol Bowie, Gordon Joughin, Peter Taylor, Brad Young, Craig Zimitat; Chapter 8 Portfolio assessment? yes, but…, David Baume, Mantz Yorke; Chapter 9 ‘Unpacking’ peer assessment, Nancy Falchikov; Institution-Wide Assessment: The US Perspective; Chapter 10 Wading through glue, Barbara D Wright; Chapter 11 Barking at straw dogma, Trudy W Banta, Sharon J Hamilton; Chapter 12 Towards a culture of Assessment, Kenneth W BorlandJr; Assessment Methods for Special Purposes; Chapter 13 But they looked great on paper, Gill Young, Di Marks-Maran; Chapter 14 Making the grade, Louise F Deretchin; Chapter 15 Read, think and be merry for in two weeks your assignment is DUE, Keith Sullivan; Addressing the Needs of Individual Students in Assessment; Chapter 16 Ah!… so that’s ‘quality’, D Royce Sadler; Chapter 17 Let’s get the assessment to drive the learning, Kay Sambell, Sue Miller, Susan Hodgson; Chapter 18 Refusing to learn or learning to refuse?, Tim Riordan; Hands-on Assessment: Everyday Problems in Assessment Practice; Chapter 19 Why did they get more than i did?, Chris Davies; Chapter 20 Between a rock and a hard place, Phil Race; Chapter 21 Standards + distance = trouble?, Keith Miller, Liz McDowell; Chapter 22 Organized chaos, Melissa de Zwart; conclusion Conclusion;

O autorze

Peter Schwartz, Graham Webb