Principles for establishing policy and practice in assessment for courses in higher education. Advice for the Tempus Demed project

Journal title CADMO
Author/s Chris Whetton
Publishing Year 2012 Issue 2011/2 Language English
Pages 16 P. 5-20 File size 186 KB
DOI 10.3280/CAD2011-002002
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Ten principles for assessment in courses of higher education and the processes involved are set out and elaborated. The principles encompass: the alignment of assessment with learning objectives; reflecting the required standards; students’ achievements; reliability, validity and effort; documentation of the processes; quality assurance; marking and moderation; handling of results, including confidentiality; fairness; and review and continuous improvement.

Keywords: Assessment, higher education, quality assurance, learning objectives, student achievement

Chris Whetton, Principles for establishing policy and practice in assessment for courses in higher education. Advice for the Tempus Demed project in "CADMO" 2/2011, pp 5-20, DOI: 10.3280/CAD2011-002002