Assessment innovation and student experience
A new assessment challenge and call for a multi-perspective approach to assessment research
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19379075 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sheena Bevitt (University of Derby, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 103-119 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0260-2938 • E-ISSN: 1469-297X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02602938.2014.890170 |
| OpenAlex | W2102144549 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 35 |
The impact of innovative assessment on student experience in higher education is a neglected research topic. This represents an important gap in the literature-given debate around the marketisation of higher education, international focus on student satisfaction measurement tools and political calls to put students at the heart of higher education in the UK. This paper reports on qualitative findings from a research project examining the impact of assessment preferences and familiarity on student attainment and experience. It argues that innovation is defined by the student, shaped by diverse assessment experiences and preferences, and therefore its impact is difficult to predict. It proposes that future innovations must explore assessment choice mechanisms which allow students to shape their own assessments. Cultural change and staff development will be required to achieve this. To be accepted, assessment for student experience must be viewed as a complementary layer within a complex multi-perspective model of assessment, which also embraces assessment of learning, assessment for learning and assessment for lifelong learning. Further research is required to build a meta-theory of assessment to enhance the synergies between these alternative approaches and minimise the tensions between them
Alternative assessment · Assessment for learning · Educational assessment · Engineering ethics · Formative assessment · Higher education · Impact assessment · Pedagogy · Political science · Self-assessment · Sociology · Standards-based assessment · Computer Science · Engineering · Evaluation of Teaching Practices · Higher Education and Employability · Psychology · Student Assessment and Feedback
The influence of formative assessment of students’ academic achievements on increasing their motivation to study at university
Učenje in poučevanje v visokem šolstvu
Virtual high-fidelity simulation assessment of teamwork skills
Assessment for inclusion
Embedding assessment flexibilities for future authentic learning
The case for scaling authentic learning across undergraduate and postgraduate research skills courses
The healthcare redesign student experience
La evaluación desde la autopoiesis y el pensamiento complejo
Typologies of assessment journey experiences
A framework for understanding assessment practice in higher education
Assessment planning at the program-level
Quality and tyranny
Starting small in assessment change
Student & tutor consensus
Handbook of Research on Student Engagement
The Impact of Assessment on Student Learning
Measurement and Mismeasurement of Mood
Academic Emotions and Student Engagement
Learning‐oriented assessment
Cognitive Load Theory
Instruments for obtaining student feedback
Aligning assessment with long‐term learning
The Construction of the Hidden Curriculum
If I was going there I wouldn’t start from here
How convincing is alternative assessment for use in higher education
Students’ perceptions about evaluation and assessment in higher education
Assessment for Learning
Using Assessment for Learning and Learning from Assessment
Cultural Shock
Evidence for the impact of assessment on mood and motivation in first‐year students
Qualitative research and computing
Using thematic analysis in psychology
Summative Assessment in Higher Education
| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1.4 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |