Assessment, Learning and Judgement in Higher Education

ISBN-13: 9789048180226 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 233 str.

Springer

Opis

There has been a remarkable growth of interest in the assessment of student learning and its relation to the process of learning in higher education over the past ten years. This interest has been expressed in various ways through large scale research projects, international conferences, the development of principles of assessment that supports learning, a growing awareness of the role of feedback as an integral part of the learning process, and the publication of exemplary assessment practices. At the same time, more limited attention has been given to the underlying nature of assessment, to the concerns that arise when assessment is construed as a measurement process, and to the role of judgement in evaluating the quality of students work. It is now timely to take stock of some of the critical concepts that underpin our understanding of the multifarious relationships between assessment and learning, and to explicate the nature of assessment as judgement. Despite the recent growth in interest noted above, assessment in higher education remains under-conceptualized. This book seeks to make a significant contribution to conceptualizing key aspects of assessment, learning and judgement."

Spis treści

Preface. 1. Introduction: Refocusing assessment; G. JOUGHIN. 2. Assessment, learning and judgment in higher education: A critical review; G. JOUGHIN. 3. How can practice reshape assessment? D. BOUD. 4. Transforming holistic assessment and grading into a vehicle for complex learning; D. R. SADLER. 5. Faulty signals? Inadequacies of grading systems and a possible response; M. YORKE. 6. The edumetric quality of new modes of assessment: Some issues and prospects; F. DOCHY. 7. Plagiarism as a threat to learning: An educational response; J. CARROLL. 8. Using assessment results to inform teaching practice and promote lasting learning; L. SUSKIE. 9. Instrumental or sustainable learning? The impact of learning cultures on formative assessment in vocational education; K. ECCLESTONE. Assessment, Learning and Judgement: Emerging Directions; G. JOUGHIN. Index.

Blurb

There has been a remarkable growth of interest in the assessment of student learning and its relation to learning processes in higher education over the past ten years. Much of the work has sought to explicate the relationship between assessment and learning, and to provide academics with examples of assessment practices that have been considered as successful in promoting learning as well as judging students’ achievements. Other work has provided descriptions and frameworks for assessing what have come to be termed ‘learning outcomes’. It is now timely to take stock of some of the critical concepts that underpin our understanding of the relationships between assessment and learning. This book makes a significant contribution to conceptualizing key aspects of assessment that are critical to learning, building on research conducted in the UK and Australia. It focuses on the role of assessment in directing students’ study, provides feedback that is acted on by students to improve their work, and helps students to develop the capacity to evaluate the quality of their own work and improve it during its production. The book consists of chapters written by leading assessment scholars. Each chapter provides an in-depth examination of an aspect of the conceptual framework.