The experience of innovative assessment: student perspectives

McDowell, Liz; Sambell, Kay

Abstract

There has been considerable diversification in the methods of assessing student learning in higher education in recent years. Few courses in the UK now rely solely on the conventional finals examinations supplemented by essays or, in scientific subjects, laboratory reports. The diversity of assessment practice is well illustrated by the survey carried out in Scotland by the ASSHE project (Hounsell et al. 1996). There are a growing number of texts from various parts of the world reviewing alternative assessment practices (for example Cross and ...

Citation

McDowell, L., & Sambell, K. (1999). The experience of innovative assessment: student perspectives. In S. Brown, & A. Glasner (Eds.), Assessment matters in higher education : choosing and using diverse approaches (71-82). Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE)

• Publication Date: Feb 1, 1999
• Deposit Date: May 31, 2017
• Publisher: Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE)
• Pages: 71-82
• Book Title: Assessment matters in higher education : choosing and using diverse approaches
• Chapter Number: 6
• ISBN: 9780335202430, 9780335202423
• Keywords: Measurement, educational tests, examinations.
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/856612