Pete Boyd - Böcker

"As an overview, Developing Effective Assessment in Higher Education makes a very useful contribution to assessment literature, providing a publication that is relevant and accessible to practitioners whilst giving rigorous exploration of issues associated with student assessment. It should find a readership on that basis and will be welcomed as a considered and insightful contribution to the literature on student assessment." Higher Education Review

What are the main issues when considering the design and management of effective assessment strategies for academic programmes? How should lecturers design and use assessment in university so that it helps students to learn, as well as judging their achievement? How can students be prepared for assessment, including peer, self and group assessment?This book provides comprehensive practical guidance on managing and improving assessment within higher education. It tackles all stages in the assessment cycle including: Assessment design Preparing students for assessment Marking and moderation Providing feedback Quality assuranceIt also provides a concise introduction to the research literature on assessment which will inform practice, debate, programme enhancement and practitioner research within university departments, teaching teams and courses for higher education teachers.

The practical guidance in the book is substantiated with reference to relevant research and policy. In particular, it considers how the different purposes of assessment create conflicting demands for staff; often characterised by the tension between attempting to support student learning whilst meeting imperatives for quality assurance and demonstrable maintenance of standards. Issues are debated using concrete examples and workable solutions are illustrated. Consideration is also given to the management of assessment as well as to how new technologies might be used to develop assessment methods and enhance student learning.

Developing Effective Assessment in Higher Education is key reading for both new and experienced lecturers, programme leaders and academic developers, and will enhance their efforts to use assessment to improve students’ learning as well as to grade them fairly, reliably and efficiently.

This book is a powerful tool for beginning secondary teachers. It provides a practical guide to help trainee secondary school teachers and their mentors to maximise their learning during school placements. It uses a workplace learning approach to help beginning teachers to understand the importance of informal and collaborative learning and to be aware of the influence of their departmental, institutional, community and wider context. The authors, all with successful experience in secondary schools, argue that trainees need to learn from the practical wisdom of experienced teachers but also need to apply and evaluate more abstract educational theory as they build their own practice and identity. In this book they provide practical support for beginning teachers to maximise their learning during school placements and to strengthen links to formal training and assessment. The book is divided into 9 strands: managing professional learning; developing subject content knowledge; engaging pupils; managing behaviour; planning; assessment; inclusion; diversity; and, using technology. Each strand is covered at three levels: beginning teaching, developing teaching and extending teaching.Together with a series of practical tasks and a self audit process this structure enables the trainee teacher to use the text to provide individualised challenge and support as they progress through their school placements.

This book provides a one-stop research-informed professional learning guide for teacher educators to support their work-based development of values, pedagogy and scholarship.Drawing on international research and professional development initiatives it provides a scholarly but action-orientated text. This practical guide supports the professional learning and career development of teacher educators, showing how to learn in and through the workplace. Key areas of focus include pedagogy for teacher education and development, partnership and consultancy, advanced scholarship and research.Meeting the needs of both new and experienced teacher educators, this is an inspiring, internationally relevant, professionally focused resource.

This book provides a one-stop research-informed professional learning guide for teacher educators to support their work-based development of values, pedagogy and scholarship.Drawing on international research and professional development initiatives it provides a scholarly but action-orientated text. This practical guide supports the professional learning and career development of teacher educators, showing how to learn in and through the workplace. Key areas of focus include pedagogy for teacher education and development, partnership and consultancy, advanced scholarship and research.Meeting the needs of both new and experienced teacher educators, this is an inspiring, internationally relevant, professionally focused resource.