Stepping back to move forward: the wider context of assessment in higher education

King, H (2019) 'Stepping back to move forward: the wider context of assessment in higher education.' In: Bryan, C and Clegg, K, eds. Innovative assessment in higher education: a handbook for academic practitioners. 2nd ed. Routledge, Abingdon, pp. 9-21. ISBN 9781138581180

Abstract

This chapter provides an overview of the higher education policy context, focused on the UK and including a wider international perspective. A variety of current and emerging themes and their implications (for teachers and learners) for assessment are explored, including higher education quality assurance and regulation, tuition fees and the higher education marketplace, widening participation and transition to a higher education, students as partners and co-creators, plagiarism and contract cheating, scholarship and good practice, and learning gain.

Item Type:	Book Chapter or Section
Keywords:	higher education, assessment, teaching and learning, education
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
Divisions:	Professional Services
Date Deposited:	28 Feb 2024 10:40
Last Modified:	28 Feb 2024 10:40
URI / Page ID:	https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/16113

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