Assessment in higher education
Author(s)
Sadler, Royce
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2010
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Assessment in higher education has two basic function, facilitating learning, and creating formal records of achievement for student transcripts. Grading is invariably inferential, and carried out within a framework that shapes how scores and grades are produced and interpreted. Two common frameworks are norm referencing and criterion referencing. Regardless of framework, how assessment programs are designed, tasks constructed, and student responses marked are crucial in achieving high-quality assessment. These involve not only technical but also social and ethical considerations. E-learning technologies are revolutionizing ...
View more >Assessment in higher education has two basic function, facilitating learning, and creating formal records of achievement for student transcripts. Grading is invariably inferential, and carried out within a framework that shapes how scores and grades are produced and interpreted. Two common frameworks are norm referencing and criterion referencing. Regardless of framework, how assessment programs are designed, tasks constructed, and student responses marked are crucial in achieving high-quality assessment. These involve not only technical but also social and ethical considerations. E-learning technologies are revolutionizing assessment, but properly deploying them requires insight into their assumptions, strengths, and limitations.
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View more >Assessment in higher education has two basic function, facilitating learning, and creating formal records of achievement for student transcripts. Grading is invariably inferential, and carried out within a framework that shapes how scores and grades are produced and interpreted. Two common frameworks are norm referencing and criterion referencing. Regardless of framework, how assessment programs are designed, tasks constructed, and student responses marked are crucial in achieving high-quality assessment. These involve not only technical but also social and ethical considerations. E-learning technologies are revolutionizing assessment, but properly deploying them requires insight into their assumptions, strengths, and limitations.
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Book Title
International encyclopedia of education
Volume
3
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Self-archiving is not yet supported by this publisher. Please refer to the publisher website or contact author for more information.
Subject
Education not elsewhere classified