Reviews'This book offers interesting practical examples of assessment innovation. All readers will no doubt find interesting case studies that can be applied to their own context.'- British Journal of Educational Technology 'A rich collection of accounts of innovative assessment practices and processes, each fundamentally intended to enhance and enable student learning, written by some of the leading researchers in the field.'- Psychology Teaching Review 'This book is an interesting, pertinent and very helpful resource for anyone involved or interested in developing assessment in higher education. It is up to date and informative, covering both theoretical and practical perspectives...It is comprehensive, practical and pragmatic.'- Higher Education Review, 'This book offers interesting practical examples of assessment innovation. All readers will no doubt find interesting case studies that can be applied to their own context.' - British Journal of Educational Technology 'A rich collection of accounts of innovative assessment practices and processes, each fundamentally intended to enhance and enable student learning, written by some of the leading researchers in the field.' - Psychology Teaching Review 'This book is an interesting, pertinent and very helpful resource for anyone involved or interested in developing assessment in higher education. It is up to date and informative, covering both theoretical and practical perspectives...It is comprehensive, practical and pragmatic.' - Higher Education Review
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SynopsisThroughout higher education assessment is changing, driven by increased class size, changing curricula and the need to support students better. At the same time assessment regulations and external quality assurance demands are constraining assessment options, driven by worries about standards, reliability and plagiarism. Innovative Assessment in Higher Educationexplores the difficulty of changing assessment in sometimes unhelpful contexts. Topics discussed include: problems with traditional assessment methods rationales behind different kinds of innovation in assessment complex assessment contexts in which teachers attempt to innovate innovation in assessment within a range of academic settings theoretical and empirical support for innovations within higher education. More than a 'how to do it' manual, this book offers a unique mix of useful pragmatism and scholarship. A vital resource for higher education teachers and their educational advisors, it provides a fundamental analysis of the role and purpose of assessment and how change can be managed without compromising standards. it' manual, this book offers a unique mix of useful pragmatism and scholarship. A vital resource for higher education teachers and their educational advisors, it provides a fundamental analysis of the role and purpose of assessment and how change can be managed without compromising standards., This book is not a simplified 'how to' guide on tactics to improve your assessment. Instead, it provides a fundamental analysis of the role and purpose of assessment and how change can realistically be managed., Throughout higher education assessment is changing, driven by increased class size, changing curricula and the need to support students better. At the same time assessment regulations and external quality assurance demands are constraining assessment options, driven by worries about standards, reliability and plagiarism. Innovative Assessment in Higher Education explores the difficulty of changing assessment in sometimes unhelpful contexts. Topics discussed include: problems with traditional assessment methods rationales behind different kinds of innovation in assessment complex assessment contexts in which teachers attempt to innovate innovation in assessment within a range of academic settings theoretical and empirical support for innovations within higher education. More than a 'how to do it' manual, this book offers a unique mix of useful pragmatism and scholarship. A vital resource for higher education teachers and their educational advisors, it provides a fundamental analysis of the role and purpose of assessment and how change can be managed without compromising standards.