Assessing Skills and Practice

Name: Assessing Skills and Practice
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ISBN: 9780415393997

ISBN-10: 041539399X

ISBN-13: 9780415393997

Edition: 2006

Authors: Sally Brown, Ruth Pickford

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Students in higher education today are expected to demonstrate a wide range of skills and abilities to show that they have mastered not only subject content but also the ability to put their learning into practice in real-life contexts. This book explores how university staff can assess live and practical skills fairly, effectively, efficiently and imaginatively. Drawing on the expertise and experience of the authors and contributors through a wide range of international case studies, "Assessing Skills and Practice "provides theoretical perspectives on skills assessment. Topics discussed include: - inclusive assessment - ensuring that all students achieve their maximum potential -…

Book details

List price: $56.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 8/8/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.25" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English



List of figures


Series preface


Acknowledgements


Introduction: Assessing skills and practice: key issues



The importance of good practical assessment design



Assessing practical skills: the value of formative assessment



Ensuring equivalence of experience for disabled students



Assessing diverse students fairly



Fostering independent learning: assessing self- and time-management skills



Assessing presentations and other oral work



Assessing practical skills in laboratories



Assessing the production of artefacts in the studio and workshop



Assessing live performance



Assessing process



Using other stakeholders to assess student achievement



Assessing skills and practice: the values that underpin our approach


Bibliography and further reading


Index