Foreword
Introduction: how innovative are we? Cordelia Bryan and Karen Clegg
Part I: Assessment in Context
1. Stepping back to move forward: the wider context of assessment Helen King
2. How assessment frames student learning Graham Gibbs
3. Changing the narrative: a programme approach to assessment through TESTA Tansy Jessop
4. Using assessment and feedback to empower students and enhance their learning Sally Brown (et al)
5. The transformative role of self and peer assessment in developing critical thinkers Joanna Tai and Cie Adachi
Part II: Implementing Feedback
6. Evaluating written feedback Evelyn Brown and Chris Glover
7. Assessing oral presentations: style, substance and the Razzle Dazzle trap Steve Hutchinson
8. Assessing and developing employability skills through triangulated feedback Susan Kane and Tom Banham
9. Innovative Assessment: the academics perspective Lin Norton
10. Developing students emotional literacy in assessment and feedback Edd Pitt
11. Developing students proactive engagement with feedback Naomi Winstone and Robert Nash
Part III: Stimulating Learning
12. Certainty-Based Marketing: stimulating thinking and improving objective tests Tony Gardner-Medwin
13. Developing and assessing inclusivity in group learning Theo Gilbert and Cordelia Bryan
14. Designing engaging assessment through the use of social media and collaborative technologies Richard Walker and Martin Jenkins
15. Developing autonomy via Assessment for Learning: students views of their involvement in self and peer review activities Kay Sambell and Alistair Sambell
16. Assessing simulated professional practice in the performing arts Kathy Dacre
17. Archimedean levers and assessment: disseminating digital innovation in Higher Education Paul Maharg
Part IV: Assessing Professional Development
18. Developing the next generation of academics: the Graduate Teacher Assistant Experience Karen Clegg and Giles Martin
19. Practitioner Perspectives: utilising the UK Professional Standards Framework to design assessment Cordelia Bryan et al (with case studies from Frum Giles; Adam Crymble; Thomas Baker, University of Hertfordshire, Daria Reznikova, Trinity Laban, Conservatoire for Music and Dance)
20. Measure for Measure: wide applications of practices in professional assessment Chris Maguire, Angela Devereux, Lynne Gel and Dimitra Pachi
Conclusion: Resilience, Resourcefulness and Reflections Cordelia Bryan and Karen Clegg
Contextualising why assessment is still the single most important factor affecting student learning in higher education, this second edition of Innovative Assessment in Higher Education: A Handbook for Academic Practitioners offers a critical discourse about the value of assessment for learning alongside practical suggestions about how to enhance the student experience of assessment and feedback.
With 17 new chapters this edition:
- contextualises assessment within the current higher education landscape;
- explores how student, parent and government expectations impact on assessment design;
- presents case studies on how to develop, incorporate and assess employability skills;
- reviews how technology and social media can be used to enhance assessment and feedback;
- provides examples and critical review of the use and development of feedback practices and how to assess professional, creative and performance-based subjects;
- offers guidance on how to develop assessment that is inclusive and enables all students to advance their potential.
Bridging the gap between theory and the practical elements of assessment, Innovative Assessment in Higher Education: A Handbook for Academic Practitioners is an essential resource for busy academics looking to make a tangible difference to their academic practice and their students learning. This practical and accessible guide will aid both new and more experienced practitioners looking to learn more about how and why assessment in higher education can make such a difference to student learning.
