Improving Student Engagement and Development through Assessment : Theory and practice in higher education

Lynn Clouder

ISBN 10: 0415618193 / ISBN 13: 9780415618199

Published by Routledge, 2012

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Utilising examples from a wide variety of institutions from around the world this edited collection provides a well-researched evidence base of current thinking and developments in assessment practices in higher education. However, this book's unique focus brings together assessment and student engagement; what works in terms of keeping students on course to success.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Improving Student Engagement and Development through Assessment : Theory and practice in higher education
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415618193
• ISBN 13: 9780415618199
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 240W x 161H x 17D millimeters 240 millimeters width by 161 millimeters height by 17 millimeters depth
• Weight: 514 grams

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Synopsis

With a unique focus on the relationship between assessment and engagement this book explores what works in terms of keeping students on course to succeed.

Against a backdrop of massification and the associated increase in student diversity there is an escalating requirement for personalized, technology driven learning in higher education. In addition, the advent of student fees has promoted a consumer culture resulting in students having an increasingly powerful voice in shaping curricula to their own requirements. How does one engage and retain a group of students of such diverse culture, ethnicity, ambition and experience?

Using examples from a variety of institutions worldwide this edited collection provides a well-researched evidence base of current thinking and developments in assessment practices in higher education. The chapters discuss:

• Staff and student views on assessment
• Engaging students through assessment feedback
• Assessment for learning
• Assessing for employability
• Interdisciplinary and transnational assessment
• Technology supported assessment for retention

The book draws together a wealth of expertise from a range of contributors including academic staff, academic developers, pedagogical researchers, National Teaching Fellows and Centres for Excellence in Higher Education. Recognising that a pedagogy which is embedded and taken-for-granted in one context might be completely novel in another, the authors share best practice and evaluate evidence of assessment strategies to enable academic colleagues to make informed decisions about adopting new and creative approaches to assessment. This interdisciplinary text will prove an invaluable tool for those working and studying in higher education.

About the Author

Lynn Clouder is Director of the Centre for Excellence in Learning Enhancement (CELE) at Coventry University, UK.

Christine Broughan is Head of Applied Research at Student Services, at Coventry University, UK.

Steve Jewell is Senior Lecturer in Strategy and Applied Management at Coventry University, UK.

Graham Steventon is Senior lecturer in Criminology at Coventry University, UK.