Assessing Learning in the Lifelong Learning Sector

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Learning Matters, Jun 22, 2011 - Education - 136 pages
Assessment theory and practice forms an integral part of the knowledge and understanding required to achieve QTLS. This book is a practical guide and comprehensive introduction to this broad and complex subject area. The text includes chapters on the different types of assessment, feedback, recording, evaluation and inclusive practice and covers e-assessment. Interactive activities are included throughout to help trainees reflect on and develop their own views. This third edition includes coverage of new units of assessment for workplace assessors (TAQA).
 

Contents

1 Thinking about assessment
4
2 Diagnostic assessment APEL and ipsative assessment
12
3 Formative and summative assessment
25
4 Validity and reliability
37
5 Assessment methods
49
6 Feedback
60
7 Recording and tracking assessment information
72
8 Evaluation
85
9 Equality of opportunity and inclusive practice
97
10 ILT and eassessment
109
Appendix
119
Index
123
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Jonathan Tummons is associate professor and deputy head of the School of Education at Durham University, UK. Jonathan researches, writes and teaches in a variety of fields relating to higher, further, and professional education, and his work has been consulted by qualification awarding bodies, further education colleges, medical educators, Ofsted, and the OECD.

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