In this completely updated edition of500 Tips on Assessment, the authors look at the questions and the problems that teachers face and provide them with practical guidance. Their advice is down-to-earth, jargon-free and digestible, covering such key issues as:
- putting assessment into context: best practice, learning outcomes and monitoring quality of assessment
- different examination formats: traditional, open-book, open-notes, oral exams
- different assessment formats: essays, reports, practical work, presentations
- feedback and assessment
- assessing group learning.