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Assessment and feedback as an active dialogue between tutors and students
Neil Lent, Tina Harrison, Sabine Rolle
The University of Edinburgh
Find out how to transform assessment from a grading instrument to a learning tool
Assessment is undergoing a makeover across higher education, away from being a mechanism by which to ‘measure’ student performance, towards becoming a useful tool that aids learning. This brings a greater focus on formative assessments that facilitate feedback and ongoing improvement for students and their lecturers throughout a course. A departure from traditional end of year exams has encouraged diverse and creative ways to assess, more closely tied to real-world skills, which reduce opportunities for cheating. Find out how academics around the world are rethinking assessment to put feedback and learning at its heart, with this collection of resources.