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The experience of innovative assessment: student perspectives (1999)
Book Chapter
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)

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 subject... Read More about The experience of innovative assessment: student perspectives.

The Construction of the Hidden Curriculum: messages and meanings in the assessment of student learning (1998)
Journal Article
Sambell, K., & McDowell, L. (1998). The Construction of the Hidden Curriculum: messages and meanings in the assessment of student learning. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 23(4), 391-402. https://doi.org/10.1080/0260293980230406

A wide range of diverse responses by individual students to innovative or alternative assessment are described and discussed, drawing on research data. Student perspectives are significant since assessment is a powerful factor in determining the hidd... Read More about The Construction of the Hidden Curriculum: messages and meanings in the assessment of student learning.

“But is it fair?”: An exploratory study of student perceptions of the consequential validity of assessment (1997)
Journal Article
Sambell, K., McDowell, L., & Brown, S. (1997). “But is it fair?”: An exploratory study of student perceptions of the consequential validity of assessment. Studies in Educational Evaluation, 23(4), 349-371. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0191-491x%2897%2986215-3

n the "Impact of Assessment" project, we have been studying the effects of alternative ways of assessing student learning through a number of case studies of assessment in practice. Amongst the criteria used to evaluate methods of assessing student l... Read More about “But is it fair?”: An exploratory study of student perceptions of the consequential validity of assessment.

Real time feedback in large classes (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sambell, K. (2015). Real time feedback in large classes. In N. Fernandez, I. S. Talledo, & E. Ruiz (Eds.), Proceedings of Ninth International Congress on Formative and Shared Assessment in Higher Education, Universidad Cantabria,

No abstract available.

Group guidance – is it time to flock together? (2017)
Journal Article
Meldrum, S. (2017). Group guidance – is it time to flock together?. Journal of the National Institute for Career Education and Counselling, 38(1), 36-43. https://doi.org/10.20856/jnicec.3806

This article calls for delivery models which encourage the collective career learning of groups to be brought to the centre stage of career guidance practice. It challenges the long term focus of the sector on the one-to-one guidance interview and co... Read More about Group guidance – is it time to flock together?.

Assessment and the Expanded Text: students' perceptions of the changing English curriculum (1998)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sambell, K. & Johnson, R. (1998, July). Assessment and the Expanded Text: students' perceptions of the changing English curriculum. Paper presented at Higher Education Close Up Conference, University of Central Lancashire, Preston. (Unpublished)

The question of how assessment impacts on what students study and learn, and the lifelong learning models individuals develop whilst at university, have been the subject of much educational research ( Gibbs, 1992, Ramsden, 1992, Entwistle & Entwistle... Read More about Assessment and the Expanded Text: students' perceptions of the changing English curriculum.

What do students think about assessment (1998)
Book Chapter
Brown, S., Sambell, K., & McDowell, L. (1998). What do students think about assessment. In S. Brown (Ed.), Peer assessment in practice (107-112). Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA)

No abstract available.

Flexible curriculum: exploring practice and potential. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Caddell, M. (2013, June). Flexible curriculum: exploring practice and potential. Presented at Developing and Supporting the Flexible Curriculum Workshop, Edinburgh. (Unpublished)