Table of Contents

Part A: Issues and themes in assessment 1. The link between assessment and learning 2. Roles and purposes of assessment 3. The grading game: norm- and criterion-referenced assessment 4. Valid assessment 5. Assessing in flexible modes 6. Assessing with new technology 7. Assessing with new technology 8. Assessing in diverse contexts 8. Assessing larger cohorts 9. Academic fraud and plagiarism 10. Maintaining standards in a consumer market 11. Accountability and the quality agenda: evaluative purposes of assessment Part B: Assessing key learning outcomes 12. Communicating 13. Assessing and managing information 14. Demonstrating knowledge and understanding 15. Demonstrating procedures and techniques 16. Designing, creating, performing 17. Thinking critically and making judgements 18 Problem solving 19. Managing and developing oneself Part C. Assessment in practice 20. Designing assessment tasks 21. Developing marking schemes 22. Communicating assessment tasks 23. Marking and grading 24. Evaluating assessment practices 25. Dealing with plagiarism

About the Author

Lee Dunn, Chris Morgan, Meg O'Reilly and Sharon Parry all work at the Southern Cross University, Australia, where Chris Morgan is Educational Designer at the Teaching and Learning Centre.

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