Discussions about the relationships between formative and summative assessment have
come full circle after decades of debate. For some time formative assessment with its …

This paper focuses on the potential of the learning aspects of assessment. The term
'learning‐oriented assessment'is introduced and three elements of it are elaborated …

" an invaluable guide for practitioners, quality assurors, university managers and students
themselves who wish to better understand the importance of assessment for learning, and it …

Audits of 23 degree programmes in eight universities showed wide variations in assessment
patterns and feedback. Scores from Assessment Experience Questionnaire returns revealed …

Grounded in contemporary, evidence-based research, the second edition of Assessment for
Teaching provides a comprehensive introduction to assessment and teaching in primary …

This chapter characterises the two key purposes of assessment, formative and summative,
within a general model of assessment of student learning. It discusses reliability and validity …

Page 1 Developing Effective Assessment in Higher Education A Practical Guide Sue Bloxham
• Pete Boyd Page 2 Developing Effective Assessment in Higher Education: a practical guide …

In the context of a worldwide paradigm shift towards student-centred outcomes-based
approaches, and at a time when many UK departments are developing learning, teaching …

Formative assessment is of critical importance to student learning. With learning and
teaching, and also retention, high on the agenda of higher education, the professionalism of …

The curriculum is the totality of experiences which are planned for young learners through
their education, wherever they are being educated. It determines the ethos of the school as a …