500 Tips on Assessment

• Main Authors: Race, Phil (Author), Smith, Brenda (Author), Brown, Sally (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: LONDON AND NEW YORK RoutledgeFalmer 2005
• Edition: Second edition
• Subjects: Universities and colleges > Examinations; Educational tests and measurements; College teaching > Evaluation; College students > Rating of
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• Physical Description: xi, 171 pages 23 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-167) and index
• ISBN: 0415342791; 9780415342797

There is increasing pressure on teachers in higher education to provide assessment systems that are fair, valid, reliable, efficient, and effective. Funding bodies, students themselves, and public opinion have higher expectations, and there is a new emphasis on competence-based systems. Growing numbers of students and financial constraints make efficient assessment even more difficult to maintain.