Authenticity has been identified as a key characteristic of assessment design which
promotes learning. Authentic assessment aims to replicate the tasks and performance …

Much has been written in the educational psychology literature about effective feedback and
how to deliver it. However, it is equally important to understand how learners actively …

Student feedback literacy denotes the understandings, capacities and dispositions needed
to make sense of information and use it to enhance work or learning strategies. In this …

Feedback is one of the most powerful influences on student achievement, yet it is difficult to
implement productively within the constraints of a mass higher education system. Designing …

For feedback processes to be effective, they need to involve students actively in generating,
processing and responding to feedback information. Teacher transmission approaches are …

Assessment in higher education is an area of intense current interest, not least due to its
central role in student learning processes. Excellence in University Assessment is a …

This article presents a thematic analysis of the research evidence on assessment feedback
in higher education (HE) from 2000 to 2012. The focus of the review is on the feedback that …

Teaching a large class can present real challenges in design, management and
standardisation of assessment practices. One of the main dilemmas for university teachers is …

This article explores some of the main barriers to the enhancement of feedback processes
and proposes a framework for using dialogic feedback to foster productive student learning …

In recent years, research and practice focused on staff and students working in partnership
to co-design learning and teaching in higher education has increased. However, within staff …