Assessment Outcomes & Publications

This page contains links for downloading all of the papers written for the Assessment Enhancement Theme arising from the series of 8 workshops held in 2004. There are 2 volumes, each available as a single download or papers associated with each of the 8 workshops can be downloaded individually.

Publications

   
Reflections on Assessment: Volume I - Complete version
Main outcomes summary paper PDF version
Workshop 1: Streamlining assessment- how to make assessment more efficient and more effective PDF version
Workshop 2: Using assessment to motivate learning PDF version
Workshop 3: Constructive alignment of learning outcomes to assessment methods PDF version

Workshop 4: Developing a variety of assessment methods, including self and peer assessment

 PDF version
 
Reflections on Assessment: Volume II - Complete version  
Workshop 5: Assessing online PDF version
Workshop 6: Issues of validity, reliability and fairness PDF version
Workshop 7: Improving feedback to students (link between formative and summative assessment) PDF version
Workshop 8: Assessing personal transferable skill PDF version

Printed copies of the above publications can be ordered from:

If they are available in print, Enhancement Themes publications are free to all those within the UK.

Please see the QAA Publishing Policy for further information.