Assessment : case studies, experience and practice from higher education /
edited by Peter Schwartz and Graham Webb.
- London : Kogan Page, 2002.
- xi, 196 p. ; 24 cm.
- Case studies of teaching in higher education .
- Case studies of teaching in higher education series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1.Taking the byte out of computer-based testing. T. Dary Erwin and Adina Bailey -- 2.IT to the resuce. Peter Grebenik and Chris Rust -- 3.Gain without pain? Peter Schwartz -- 4.What to do about John? Sally Brown -- 5.Assessing reflection or supporting learning? Lorraine Stefani --6.The reflection jigsaw. Helen Woodward -- 7.Portfolios from Cyberia. Carol Bowie ... [et al.] -- 8.Portfolio assessment? Yes, but ... David Baume and Mantz Yorke -- 9.\'Unpacking\' peer assessment., Nancy Falchikov -- 10.Wading through glue. Barbara D. Wright -- 11.Barking at straw dogma. Trudy W. Banta and Sharon J. Hamilton -- 12.Towards a culture of assessment. Kenneth W. Borland, Jr. -- 13.But they looked great on paper. Gill Young and Di Marks-Maran -- 14.Making the grade. Louise F. Deretchin -- 15.Read, think and be merry for in two weeks your assignment is due. Keith Sullivan -- 16.Ah! ... So thats quality. D. Royce Sadler -- 17.Let\'s get the assessment to drive the learning. Kay Sambell, Sue Miller and Susan Hodgsonn -- 18.Refusing to learn or learning to refuse? Tim Riordan -- 19.Why did they get more than I did? Chris Davies -- 20.Between a rock and a hard place. Phil Race -- 21.Standards + distance= trouble? Keith Miller and Liz McDowell -- 22.Organized chaos. Melissa de Zwart.
This volume deals with one of the ubiquitous higher and further education subjects. With a practice-based approach, the text avoids being overly academic and instead uses a case study format to detail a wide range of approaches to assessment.